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The Dialogues of Plato

by Plato

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Few books have shaped Western thought as deeply as the conversations Plato set down in the fourth century BCE. In them, Socrates questions his fellow Athenians about justice, virtue, knowledge, love, and the fate of the soul, using relentless cross-examination to expose how little they truly understand. This collection, in Benjamin Jowett's classic Victorian translation, gathers dialogues in which readers meet figures like the ambitious young Alcibiades, forced to confront his own ignorance before reaching for power. Written as drama rather than lecture, the works still serve as the natural starting point for anyone approaching philosophy for the first time.

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Plato

Plato (c. 428-348 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher, student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, and founder of the Academy in Athens. His dialogues are among the most influential works in the history of thought.