The Plato ReaderForty-six key passages from Plato in an entirely new, modern translation. Arranged thematically, the main themes and contexts of the selections are introduced, while notes and cross-references aid reading of the individual passages. |
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able absolutely action agreed Anaxagoras answer appear argument asked ATHENIAN beautiful become beneficial bodily body CALLICLES Cebes certainly claim CLEINIAS comes consider courage course Crito daring definition desire destroyed drink Epimetheus Equal EUTHYPHRO everything evil exist explanation fear feel give Glaucon gods Gorgias Gyges happen harm Hippias holy honourable human ignorance immortal justice kind knowledge likewise living look mean MENO mind nature opinion opposite Orthagoras overcome by pleasure pain and pleasure Parmenides person PHAEDO Philebus Plato pleasant Polemarchus POLUS possible Prodicus Protagoras PROTARCHUS question reason recollection replied seems sense shameful SIMMIAS SLAVE SOCRATES someone soul speak Spirited aspect square STRANGER suffering injustice suppose surely taught tell temperance THEAETETUS THEODORUS theory of Forms thirst thought true belief truth uglier understand unjust virtue whereas wisdom wise Zeus Zeuxippus