PLATO [SOCRATES],.
Plato and Socrates.
London: Arthur L. Humphreys , 1907.
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“For the unexamined life is not worth living”: The Royal Library Belles Lettres Series of Plato and Socrates
Finely bound edition of this collection of Plato's Socratic dialogues, including “Euthyphro,” “Apology,” “Crito,” and “Phaedo”. Octavo, bound in half morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt. In near fine condition.
Plato (c. 427–347 BCE) and Socrates (c. 470–399 BCE) were central figures in the development of ancient Greek philosophy and the foundations of Western intellectual thought. Socrates, who left no written works of his own, is known primarily through the dialogues of Plato and the writings of contemporaries such as Xenophon; he is remembered for his method of philosophical inquiry based on questioning, dialectic, and the pursuit of ethical truth. Plato, Socrates’ most famous student, preserved and developed many of his teacher’s ideas in a series of philosophical dialogues that explored topics including justice, knowledge, virtue, and the nature of reality. Through works such as The Republic, Plato both commemorated Socrates’ intellectual legacy and expanded it into a comprehensive philosophical system that would shape later traditions in metaphysics, ethics, and political theory.
Plato and Socrates.
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