Plato

The Republic is a Socratic dialogue, authored by Plato around 375 BCE, concerning justice, the order and character of the just city-state, and the just man.

In this monumental work of moral and political philosophy, Plato sought to answer some of the world's most formidable questions....

This Penguin Classic is performed by Justin Avoth and Laurence Dobiesz. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Christopher Rowe read by Justin Avoth....

The Republic, Plato's masterwork, was first enjoyed 2,400 years ago and remains one of the most widely read books in the world: as a foundational work of Western philosophy and for the richness of its ideas and virtuosity of its writing....

Here, in this second collection of Socratic Dialogues from Plato's Early Period, read by David Rintoul as Socrates with a full cast, are contrasting six works....

The "Republic" poses questions that endure: What is justice? What form of community fosters the best possible life for human beings? What is...

Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political...

Socrates, at 70+ years of age, defends himself against charges of corrupting the youth of Athens, atheism, and other false claims before accepting his fate....

This collection, read by Audie award-winning narrators, includes unabridged recordings of 11 of the most renowned, widely-read, and essential philosophical works from Ancient Greece and Asia to 19th century America.

Here are three important but very different Dialogues from the Middle Period....

Here are the Socratic Dialogues presented as Plato designed them to be - living discussions between friends and protagonists....

Plato is, by any reckoning, one of the most dazzling writers in the Western literary tradition and one of the most penetrating, wide-ranging...

10 Masterpieces you have to read before you die is the book that everyone should read to understand themselves and each other. The authors and works for...

The Greek word sumposion means a drinking party, and the party described in Plato's Symposium is one supposedly given in the year 416 BC by the playwright Agathon....

We live in an era rife with cultural conflict. The 21st century is by no means free of wars, terrorism, riots, famine, nor epidemics. We may attempt to solve...

The Republic poses questions that endure: What is justice? What form of community fosters the best possible life for human beings? What is the nature and destiny of the soul? Find out....

Socrates is in prison, sentenced to die when the sun sets. In this final conversation, he asks what will become of him once he drinks the poison prescribed for his execution....

In The Republic, Plato tackles the big issues of the state and the individual: how the state should be ruled, and by whom; and the way the individual should lead his life - and why...

The remarkable range of Plato's Dialogues is vividly demonstrated by these three works....

Socrates is on trial for his life. He is charged with impiety and corrupting young people. He presents his own defense....