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  • The Trial and Death of Socrates
    Plato / Benjamin Jowett
    Among the most important and influential philosophical works in Western thought: Euthyphro, exploring the concepts and aims of piety and religion; Apology, a defense of the integrity of Socrates’ teachings; Crito, exploring Socrates’ refusal to flee his death sentence; and Phaedo, in which Socrates embraces death and discusses the immortality of the soul. ...
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    12,15 €

  • Politics by Aristotle
    Aristotle / Benjamin Jowett
    Aristotle’s life was primarily that of a scholar. However, like the other ancient philosophers, it was not the stereotypical ivory tower existence. His father was court physician to Amyntas III of Macedon, so Aristotle grew up in a royal household. Aristotle also knew Philip of Macedon (son of Amyntas III) and there is a tradition that says Aristotle tutored Philip’s son Alexan...
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    20,94 €

  • The Trial and Death of Socrates
    Plato / Benjamin Jowett
    The trial of Socrates refers to the trial and the subsequent execution of the Athenian philosopher Socrates in 399 BC. Socrates was tried and convicted by the courts of democratic Athens on a charge of corrupting the youth and disbelieving in the ancestral gods. The trial was described by two of Socrates’ contemporaries, Plato and Xenophon, and is one of the most famous trials ...
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    17,58 €

  • Phaedrus
    Plato / Benjamin Jowett
    Professor Jowett’s complete and unabridged translation of Phaedrus; including introduction and essay 'On the Decline of Greek Literature'. ...
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    7,12 €

  • Three Dialogues
    Plato / Benjamin Jowett
    Three Dialogues is a collection of three Socratic dialogues by the philosopher Plato: Protagoras, Philebus, and Gorgias. Protagoras is an argument between the elderly and celebrated sophist Protagoras and Socrates about the nature of sophists and virtue. Philebus, written between 360 and 347 BC and one of the last Socratic dialogues, features Socrates (rare for a late dialogue...
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    21,37 €

  • The Final Days of Socrates
    Plato / Benjamin Jowett
    The Final Days of Socrates is a book of four dialogues by Plato-Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, and Phaedo-centering, as most of Plato’s dialogues do, around Socrates. These four dialogues cover the time leading up to Socrates’ trial and through his death and depiction of the afterlife. Euthyphro concerns Socrates and Euthyphro, a known so-called religious expert, as they try to det...
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    17,77 €

  • Three Dialogues
    Plato / Benjamin Jowett
    Three Dialogues is a collection of three Socratic dialogues by the philosopher Plato: Protagoras, Philebus, and Gorgias. Protagoras is an argument between the elderly and celebrated sophist Protagoras and Socrates about the nature of sophists and virtue. Philebus, written between 360 and 347 BC and one of the last Socratic dialogues, features Socrates (rare for a late dialogue...
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    43,53 €

  • Plato's The Republic
    Plato / Benjamin Jowett
    Plato's 'The Republic' is a Socratic dialogue written sometime around 380 BC concerning the definition of justice and the order and character of the just city and the just man. It is Plato's best-known work and has proven to be one of the most intellectually and historically influential works of philosophy and political theory. Highly regarded as one of the most accurate rende...
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    25,66 €

  • Plato's the Republic
    Plato / Benjamin Jowett
    Plato's 'The Republic' is a Socratic dialogue written sometime around 380 BC concerning the definition of justice and the order and character of the just city and the just man. It is Plato's best-known work and has proven to be one of the most intellectually and historically influential works of philosophy and political theory. Highly regarded as one of the most accurat...
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    41,82 €

  • Six Great Dialogues
    Plato / Benjamin Jowett
    Plato’s Dialogues rank among Western civilization’s most important and influential philosophical works. With Socrates as the central disputant in a series of arguments, they probe a broad range of enduringly relevant issues. All 6 of these works feature authoritative translations by the distinguished classical scholar Benjamin Jowett. ...
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    19,26 €

  • Symposium and Phaedrus
    Plato / Benjamin Jowett
    This combined book of two of Plato’s most famous dialogues, Symposium and Phaedrus, contemplates the theme of love, looking at the phenomenon through various philosophical lenses. Symposium wonders about the nature, origins, and meaning of love, especially about the relationship of love and beauty. Phaedrus discusses the psychological background of love, comparing those who are...
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    13,17 €

  • The Dialogues Of Plato
    Benjamin Jowett
    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ...
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    40,21 €

  • De Etruscorum Cultu Moribus Et Legibus Eorumque Apud Romanos Vestigiis (1841)
    Benjamin Jowett
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...
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    14,89 €

  • Dialogues of Plato - Volume 1
    Benjamin Jowett
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    73,29 €

  • Dialogues of Plato - Volume 2
    Benjamin Jowett
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    67,41 €

  • Dialogues of Plato - Volume 3
    Benjamin Jowett
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    67,48 €

  • Dialogues of Plato - Volume 4
    Benjamin Jowett
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    67,52 €

  • Gorgias
    Plato / Benjamin Jowett
    An unabridged edition with introduction for study: Plato can do with words just as he pleases; to him they are indeed ’more plastic than wax’ (Republic). We are in the habit of opposing speech and writing, poetry and prose. But he has discovered a use of language in which they are united; which gives a fitting expression to the highest truths; and in which the trifles of courte...
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    11,85 €

  • College Sermons By Benjamin Jowett (1896)
    Benjamin Jowett
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...
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    23,31 €

  • Politics by Aristotle (Written 350 B.C.E)
    Aristotle / Benjamin Jowett
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    20,94 €

  • Five Great Dialogues of Plato
    Plato / Benjamin Jowett
    These dialogues by Plato have been translated from the original Greek by the scholar and classicist Benjamin Jowett, whose translations are known for their elegance and accuracy. ...
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    11,07 €

  • Letters Of Benjamin Jowett
    Benjamin Jowett
    The book ''Letters of Benjamin Jowett: Master of Balliol College, Oxford (1899)'' is a collection of personal correspondence written by Benjamin Jowett, a prominent academic figure and Master of Balliol College at the University of Oxford. The letters cover a wide range of topics, including Jowett’s thoughts on education, politics, religion, and his personal life. They provide ...
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    33,28 €

  • Timaeus and Critias
    Plato / Benjamin Jowett
    Two late dialogues of Plato designed to be part of a trilogy that the philosopher did not finish, 'Timaeus' and 'Critias' utilize a few select men to theorize on the natural world and to tell a story of the lost city of Atlantis. 'Timaeus' is a treatise, written in Socratic dialogue form in 360 BC, that speculates on the nature of the physical world, the purpose of the universe...
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    10,75 €

  • Laws
    Plato / Benjamin Jowett
    A sharp contrast to the Utopian nature of The Republic, Laws sets out in practical form the structure of actual society, and how, realistically, humanity can expect to govern itself. The last of the “dialogues” by the Greek philosopher and mathematician PLATO (c. 428 B.C.–c. 347 B.C.), this meditation on the nature of culture contains much that sounds outmoded to modern ears—su...
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    22,30 €

  • Laws
    Plato / Benjamin Jowett
    A sharp contrast to the Utopian nature of The Republic, Laws sets out in practical form the structure of actual society, and how, realistically, humanity can expect to govern itself. The last of the “dialogues” by the Greek philosopher and mathematician PLATO (c. 428 B.C.–c. 347 B.C.), this meditation on the nature of culture contains much that sounds outmoded to modern ears—su...
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    48,61 €

  • Politics
    Aristotle / Benjamin Jowett
    The writings of Greek philosopher ARISTOTLE (384BC–322BC)—student of Plato, teacher of Alexander the Great—are among the most influential on Western thought, and indeed upon Western civilization itself. From theology and logic to ethics and even biology, there is no area of human knowledge that has not been touched by his thinking.In Politics—considered a companion piece to Ari...
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    24,67 €

  • Politics
    Aristotle / Benjamin Jowett
    The writings of Greek philosopher ARISTOTLE (384BC-322BC)-student of Plato, teacher of Alexander the Great-are among the most influential on Western thought, and indeed upon Western civilization itself. From theology and logic to ethics and even biology, there is no area of human knowledge that has not been touched by his thinking.In Politics-considered a companion piece to Ari...
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    44,45 €

  • The Republic
    Plato / Benjamin Jowett
    It is the first expression of the concept of a Utopia, a perfect society. It is the first thoughtful examination of the concept of an “inner life.” It is the classic discussion of concepts of justice. It is a profoundly reflective work on the nature of philosophy itself. It is 2,300 years old, and one of the greatest books humanity has ever produced.Written around 360 B.C., The...
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    15,85 €

  • The Republic
    Plato / Benjamin Jowett
    It is the first expression of the concept of a Utopia, a perfect society. It is the first thoughtful examination of the concept of an “inner life.” It is the classic discussion of concepts of justice. It is a profoundly reflective work on the nature of philosophy itself. It is 2,300 years old, and one of the greatest books humanity has ever produced.Written around 360 B.C., The...
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    46,08 €

  • Gorgias
    Plato / Benjamin Jowett
    Plato studied under Socrates and was Aristotle’s teacher. Together these three Greeks developed the basis of philosophical thinking for the entire Western world. Plato was also a writer, mathematician, and founder of the Academy in Athens, which was the first university in Europe. This dialogue is between Socrates, Gorgias, Polus and Callicles. Callicles believes that might...
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    23,63 €


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