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Book Euthyphro   The Original Classic Edition

Download or read book Euthyphro The Original Classic Edition written by Plato and published by Tebbo. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Euthyphro' is one of Plato's least important works philosophically and probably not meant as a representation of the historical Socrates, but it is still worthwhile. One should certainly read Plato's more famous works first, but those interested in him will want this, and it is a good place to begin exploring his presentation of Socrates. The fact that it is widely anthologized -- e.g., in The Trial and Death of Socrates -- makes it hard to justify a standalone, but some may be taken by the translation. The dialogue examines the important 'What is piety?' question and, like many Platonic dialogues, does not have anything like a definite conclusion. Some find this aspect frustrating, and it is certainly beguiling, but those who have experience with it come to love it. Like Socrates, Plato is after all too intelligent to give hard and fast answers; in all likelihood, he knows there are not any. What he does is far more important - lead us to think for ourselves and come to our own conclusions if we can. 'Euthyphro' is a good, if relatively minor, example. It also introduces what philosophers call the Euthyphro Problem; here it is 'Are good things good because they are loved by the gods, or are they loved by the gods because they are good?, ' but it has been restated in innumerable forms. This is in some ways an unrepresentative dialogue and thus an unfortunate one to begin the book, because it seems to prove the stereotype that philosophy obsesses over inane, probably unanswerable questions of no practical use. The Euthyphro Problem seems truly asinine as given - or, in our post-postmodern world, simply irrelevant. However, we can begin to see its importance when we replace 'good' and 'loved by the gods' with whatever seems most pressing. Such is after all the kind of thing Plato wanted; we are not supposed to read in narrow literal terms but use him as a starting point for our path to wisdom. This is an instructive example of how Plato has been immensely influential far beyond his apparent significance.

Book Four Dialogues

    Book Details:
  • Author : Plato
  • Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
  • Release : 2009-05-01
  • ISBN : 1434458164
  • Pages : 90 pages

Download or read book Four Dialogues written by Plato and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2009-05-01 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Included in this volume are "Euthyphro," "Apology," "Crito," and the Death Scene from "Phaedo." Translated by F.J. Church. Revisions and Introduction by Robert D. Cumming.

Book Plato s Euthyphro   Clitophon

Download or read book Plato s Euthyphro Clitophon written by Jacques Bailly and published by Focus. This book was released on 2003 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Greek language reader with extensive commentary in English; it is an ideal introduction to Plato and Greek prose. The Greek is clear and easy to follow but not overly simple, with word-by-word, line-by-line commentary including grammar help and explanation.

Book Plato s Euthyphro  Apology  and Crito

Download or read book Plato s Euthyphro Apology and Crito written by Rachana Kamtekar and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2004-11-26 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plato's Euthyrphro, Apology, and Crito portray Socrates' words and deeds during his trial for disbelieving in the Gods of Athens and corrupting the Athenian youth, and constitute a defense of the man Socrates and of his way of life, the philosophic life. The twelve essays in the volume, written by leading classical philosophers, investigate various aspects of these works of Plato, including the significance of Plato's characters, Socrates's revolutionary religious ideas, and the relationship between historical events and Plato's texts. Readers will find their appreciation of Plato's works greatly enriched by these essays.

Book Defence of Socrates  Euthyphro  Crito

Download or read book Defence of Socrates Euthyphro Crito written by Plato and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1999 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These new translations present Plato's remarkable dramatization of the momentous events surrounding the trial of Socrates in 399 BC, on charges of irreligion and corrupting the young. The Euthyphro, Defence of Socrates, and Crito form a dramatic and thematic sequence, raising fundamentalquestions about the basis of moral, religious, legal, and political obligation. Plato explores these issues with a freshness and directness that have never been surpassed. In the Defence of Socrates, Plato seeks not only to clear his master's name, but also to defend the whole Socratic way of life, and therefore philosophy itself. The result is an oratorical masterpiece. The Euthyphro, an inquiry into the nature of piety, probes the relationship between religion andmorality. The Crito discusses the citizen's obligation to the state, in the context of a life-or-death issue confronting Socrates himself - whether or not to escape from prison. David Gallop's Introduction provides a stimulating philosophical and historical analysis of these texts, complemented by useful explanatory notes and an index of names, to make this edition invaluable to readers new to these timeless classics.

Book The Last Days of Socrates

Download or read book The Last Days of Socrates written by Plato and published by Tebbo. This book was released on 2012-06 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Socrates abstained from recording his philosophies, we must thank Plato for having the insight to preserve Socratic thoughts for posterity. As a student of Socrates, it seems that Plato, through his own writings, attempts to preserve the memory of his well respected teacher. In The Last Days of Socrates, Plato begins with Euthyphro and we see the Socratic method in action. Socrates and Euthyphro discuss the nature of piety, and through a serious of thought provoking questions, Socrates argues for what he feels is the proper relationship between Man and God. Next, Plato discusses the trial of Socrates by the Athenian aristocracy. Again, we see Socrates using his rhetorical skills in illustrating the hypocrisy and prejudice pervading throughout the Athenian government. Socrates discusses what role a good citizen should play in government. He announces his being a gadfly on the hide of the establishment, and we also find Socrates exposing his own intelligence by claiming that he, in fact, knows very little. The Apology is by far my personal favorite section of the book. After Socrates conviction, we find him discussing the morality of obeying or breaking laws in Crito. He meets with one of his close friends and the two discuss Socrates options in regard to his death sentence. Here we see Socrates espouse the belief that it is acceptable to break an unjust law, however, one must also accept the consequences for breaking said law in order to preserve the stability of society. The Last Days of Socrates tackles many complex issues which are as relevant today as they were when first committed to paper in the 4th century B.C. This should be standard reading for any introductory course in political theory, and a must have for anyone interested in philosophy or ethics.

Book Plato Six Pack

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  • Author : Plato
  • Publisher : Lulu.com
  • Release : 2017-01-20
  • ISBN : 1365696952
  • Pages : 184 pages

Download or read book Plato Six Pack written by Plato and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-01-20 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plato Six Pack represents the full-range of Plato's philosophy. Included are six of his original works - Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Phaedo, The Allegory of the Cave and Symposium

Book Plato s Euthyphro

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  • Author : Plato Plato
  • Publisher : Forgotten Books
  • Release : 2018-03-24
  • ISBN : 9780365486206
  • Pages : 132 pages

Download or read book Plato s Euthyphro written by Plato Plato and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-24 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Plato's Euthyphro: With Introduction and Notes About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book Plato s Euthyphro

Download or read book Plato s Euthyphro written by Plato and published by Bryn Mawr Commentaries. This book was released on 1985 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bryn Mawr Commentaries provide clear, concise, accurate, and consistent support for students making the transition from introductory and intermediate texts to the direct experience of ancient Greek and Latin literature. They assume that the student will know the basics of grammar and vocabulary and then provide the specific grammatical and lexical notes that a student requires to begin the task of interpretation.

Book Euthyphro

Download or read book Euthyphro written by Plato and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This edition, which replaces the original Loeb edition ..., offers text, translation, and annotation that are fully current with modern scholarship"--Front flap of dust jacket, volume 1.

Book Reason and Persuasion

Download or read book Reason and Persuasion written by John Holbo and published by John Holbo. This book was released on 2016-01-09 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three complete Plato dialogues - Euthyphro, Meno, Republic Book I - in a fresh English translation, with extensive commentary and original illustrations. "Reason and Persuasion" is suitable as an introductory textbook or for more advanced students of Plato and philosophy. The fourth edition is substantially revised, extended and improved. "There is no dearth of textbooks offering an introduction to Plato's thought, but Holbo's stands apart in the scope of its introductory material and its user-friendly style ... The colloquial yet accurate translation by Belle Waring serves to reduce the distance between the student and the world of the dialogues ... Holbo's commentaries on these three dialogues serve to situate them both as individual works and also as parts of Plato's overall project of showing the problems of persuasion divorced from reason. Rather than taking a strictly scholarly approach the author has made clear the relevance of these texts for questions even non-philosophers should find worth asking. For instructors seeking an introductory text for first time readers of Plato, Holbo's book is worthy of consideration." Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews (review of the 3rd edition)

Book  Platonis  Euthyphro

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  • Author : Plato
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1890
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 172 pages

Download or read book Platonis Euthyphro written by Plato and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Euthyphro

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  • Author : Plato
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2018-02-27
  • ISBN : 9781985874008
  • Pages : 28 pages

Download or read book Euthyphro written by Plato and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-02-27 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Euthyphro, Socrates is on his way to the court, where he must defend himself against serious charges brought by religious and political authorities. On the way he meets Euthyphro, an expert on religious matters who has come to prosecute his own father. Socrates questions Euthyphro's claim that religion serves as the basis for ethics. Euthyphro is not able to provide satisfactory answers to Socrates' questions, but their dialogue leaves us with the challenge of making a reasonable connection between ethics and religion. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

Book Euthyphro

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  • Author : Plato
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2021-11-07
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 25 pages

Download or read book Euthyphro written by Plato and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-07 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Euthyphro by Plato

Book Socrates and the Gods

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  • Author : Nalin Ranasinghe
  • Publisher : St Augustine PressInc
  • Release : 2012
  • ISBN : 9781587317798
  • Pages : 256 pages

Download or read book Socrates and the Gods written by Nalin Ranasinghe and published by St Augustine PressInc. This book was released on 2012 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this outstanding and ambitious book, Ranasinghe argues powerfully that Plato's Apology has to be read in the light of Euthyphro, and that we can understand the implications Plato saw in Socrates' trail by studying the Crito in the light of those 'earlier' dialogues. It is essential reading for all with an interest in the 'last days of Socrates,' and will change the views of anyone who reads it." --Back cover.

Book World Classics Library  Plato

Download or read book World Classics Library Plato written by Plato and published by Sirius Entertainment. This book was released on 2021-01-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Plato's ideas on morality, reason, justice, and religion have laid the foundations of Western philosophy. This beautiful jacketed hardback collects some of his most celebrated writings, including his iconic work The Republic. These Ancient Greek dialogues are written as conversations between Plato's mentor Socrates and various Athenian citizens, covering vast range of topics including the construction of communities, immortality of the soul, temperance, rhetoric and virtue. His writings have been studied for hundreds of years and yet remain strikingly relevant and accessible for a modern readership."--Amazon

Book A Student Commentary on Plato s Euthyphro

Download or read book A Student Commentary on Plato s Euthyphro written by Charles Platter and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of Plato's most famous works, now ready for the classroom