Plato
The Republic (version 2)
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Plato
The Republic is a Socratic dialogue written by Plato around 380 BC concerning the definition of justice and the order and character of the j…
The Republic
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Plato
The Republic is a Socratic dialogue by Plato, written in approximately 380 BC. It is one of the most influential works of philosophy and pol…
Apology of Socrates
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Plato
The Apology of Socrates is Plato's version of the speech given by Socrates as he unsuccessfully defended himself in 399 BC against the charg…
Laws
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Plato
Laws (Greek: Νόμοι) is Plato's last and longest dialogue. It is generally agreed that Plato wrote this dialogue as an older man, having fail…
Apologie de Socrate
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Plato
« Je ne sais, Athéniens, quelle impression mes accusateurs ont faite sur vous. Pour moi, en les entendant, peu s’en est fallu q…
Phaedo
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Plato
Plato's Phaedo is one of the great dialogues of his middle period, along with the Republic and the Symposium. The Phaedo, which depicts the …
The Symposium
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Plato
The Symposium (Ancient Greek: Συμπόσιον) is a philosophical book written by Plato sometime after 385 BCE. On one level the book deals with t…
The Apology of Socrates (version 3)
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Plato
Plato's account of Socrates' defense at his trial for "corrupting the youth" is a classic summation of his teacher's life and miss…
Timaeus
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Plato
"Our intention is, that Timaeus, who is the most of an astronomer amongst us, and has made the nature of the universe his special study…
Meno
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Plato
Meno (Ancient Greek: Μένων) is a Socratic dialogue written by Plato. Written in the Socratic dialectic style, it attempts to determine the d…
Phaedrus
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Plato
“For there is no light of justice or temperance, or any of the higher ideas which are precious to souls, in the earthly copies of them: they…
Euthyphro
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Plato
Awaiting his trial on charges of impiety and heresy, Socrates encounters Euthyphro, a self-proclaimed authority on matters of piety and the …
Gorgias
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Plato
This dialogue brings Socrates face to face with the famous sophist Gorgias and his followers. It is a work likely completed around the time …
Critias
Read by Kevin Johnson
Plato
This is an incomplete dialogue from the late period of Plato's life. Plato most likely created it after Republic and it contains the famous …
Ion
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Plato
In Plato's ION, Socrates questions Ion, whether he should really claim laud and glory for his 'rhapsodic' recitals of Homer's poetry.—Descri…
Critón o el deber
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Plato
Diálogo entre Sócrates y Critón, horas antes de la ejecución del filósofo, en que se trata del deber. Su…
Des Sokrates Verteidigung (Apologie)
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Plato
Platon (427 v. Chr.–348 v. Chr.) läßt Sokrates sein Leben darstellen und beurteilen sowie seine Einstellung zum Tod. Überset…
Sophist
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Plato
Sophist (Ancient Greek: Σοφιστής) discusses being and not-being while drawing a distinction between the philosopher and the sophist. - Summa…
Protagoras
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Plato
Jowett, in his always informative introduction, sees this dialogue as transitional between the early and middle dialogues. Socrates meets wi…
Theaetetus
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Plato
Theaetetus (Ancient Greek: Θεαίτητος) discusses concepts including perception, true judgment and knowledge. Socrates compares the human mind…
Parmenides
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Plato
Parmenides (Ancient Greek: ΠΑΡΜΕΝΙΔΗΣ) recounts a meeting between Socrates, Zeno and Parmenides. Topics discussed include universals, plural…
Alcibiades I
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Plato
As Jowett relates in his brilliant introduction, 95% of Plato's writing is certain and his reputation rests soundly on this foundation. The …
The Symposium (version 2) (dramatic reading)
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Plato
In one of Plato's more accessible works, Apollodorus tells a friend about a drinking party (or symposium) attended by many of intellectuals …
Ἀπολογία Σωκράτους (The Apology of Socrates in Ancient Greek)
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Plato
Ο Πλάτωνας ήταν σπουδαίος Έλληνας φιλόσοφος και συγγραφέας (427 π.Χ. - 347 π.Χ.), ο γνωστότερος μαθητής του Σωκράτη. Ο Πλάτων έγραψε την Απο…
Cratylus
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Plato
Cratylus (ΚΡΑΤΥΛΟΣ) discusses whether things have names by mere convention or have true names which can only be correctly applied to the obj…
Charmides
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Plato
Charmides (Χαρμίδης) discusses the virtue of temperance. (Summary by Geoffrey Edwards)
Kriton
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Plato
Kriton by Platon (428/427 v. Chr. – 348/347 v. Chr.). Übersetzung durch Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher (1768-1834) von 1818.Der …
Apology of Socrates (version 2)
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Plato
The Apology is Plato's version of the speech given by Socrates as he defended himself in 399 BC[2] against the charges of "corrupting t…
Statesman
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Plato
Statesman (Ancient Greek: Πολιτικός) discusses God's role in maintaining the universe and describes the statesman as a good shepherd who pro…
Lysis
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Plato
Lysis (Λύσις) discusses friendship and love between the good and bad. (Summary by Geoffrey Edwards)
Lesser Hippias
Read by Kevin Johnson
Plato
This work may not be by Plato, or his entirely, but Jowett has offered his sublime translation, and seems to lean towards including it in th…
Euthydemus
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Plato
Euthydemus (Εὐθύδημος) and Dionysodorus the sophists discuss the meaning of words with Socrates. (Summary by Geoffrey Edwards)
Philebus
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Plato
Philebus (ΦΙΛΗΒΟΣ) discusses pleasure, wisdom, soul and God. (Summary by Geoffrey Edwards)
Eryxias
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Plato
Eryxias (ΕΡΥΞΙΑΣ) may not have been written by Plato (ΠΛΑΤΩΝ). The dialogue discusses whether wealth has value and what the aim of philosoph…
Laches
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Plato
Laches (Λάχης) discusses examples of courage including weapons masters, soldiers who stand firm in battle, ferocious animals and the wise pe…
Eutifrón
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Plato (Πλάτων) and Plato
La naturaleza de la santidad, o usando el lenguaje de Platón, lo santo, ocupa el fondo del diálogo; y un supuesto encuentro de…
Laws (version 2)
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Plato
Laws (Greek: Νόμοι) is Plato's last and longest dialogue. It is generally agreed that Plato wrote this dialogue as an older man, having fail…
Apocrypha
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Plato
It is not generally agreed whether Plato was the author of any of these books. I. Hippias Major (or Greater Hippias)II. Second Alcibiades (…
Menexenus
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Plato
Menexenus (ΜΕΝΕΞΕΝΟΣ) is thought to have been written by Plato (ΠΛΑΤΩΝ). The dialogue consists of Socrates (ΣΩΚΡΑΤΗΣ) recounting a funeral o…
Dialogues (Διάλογοι )
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Plato
Στους διαλόγους του ο Πλάτωνας (427 π.Χ. – 347 π.Χ.) παρουσιάζει τις φιλοσοφικές του θεωρίες με τη μορφή συζήτησης, που με κάποια υπαρκτή ή …
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 024
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Various and Plato
A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the rea…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 047
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Various and Plato
Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include philosophy and thought -- Plato, A…
Aspects Of Love - An Anthology
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Various, Translated Byh. De Vere Stacpoole, John Donne, Sappho, William Shakespeare, Walt Whitman and Plato
Aspects Of Love is an anthology of poetic explorations on the theme of erotic love - though one of the "poets" represented here is…
Plato's Definitions and Epigrams / Πλάτωνος Ὅροι καὶ Ἐπιγράμματα
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Plato
Definitions is a dictionary of 184 terms, originated in Plato’s Academy. Until late antiquity Plato was named as the author of this work, bu…
Favourite Chapters Collection 003
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Various
A collection of LibriVox volunteers’ favourite chapters. Some were chosen for being the key chapter in a great novel, others for the wonderf…
Πολιτεια του Πλατωνα (τομος πρωτος)
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Plato (Πλάτων) and Plato
Η θεμελιώδης βάσις της Πολιτείας του Πλάτωνος είναι η τελείασυνταύτισις της ευτυχίας και της δικαιοσύνης· το περιεχόμενονδηλαδή του π…
Μενέξενος
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Plato
ο Μενέξενοςθαυμάσιον σατυρικόν κομψοτέχνημα του Πλάτωνος — μία ειρωνικήσάτυρα και σατυρική ειρωνεία κατά των ρητόρων εκείνης τηςεποχής και γ…
Phaedon
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Plato
Στο Φαίδων, ο Πλάτωνας μας παρουσιάζει τις συζητήσεις που έκανε ο Σωκράτης με μαθητές του πριν πιει το κώνειο και αφορούν φιλοσοφικά, ηθικά …
Ἀπολογία Σωκράτους (The Apology of Socrates in Ancient Greek, Version 2)
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Plato (Πλάτων) and Plato
Ἡ Πλάτωνος Ἀπολογία Σωκράτους ἐντάσσεται στὰ πλαίσια τῶν ἐργασιῶν πού ξεκίνησα ἐδῶ καὶ χρόνια στὴν ἰστοσελίδα μου Projet Homere (Σχέδιο Ὁμήρ…
Multilingual Short Works Collection 016
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Various and Plato
This is a collection of short pieces, poetry or prose, fiction and non-fiction, in several different languages (except standard English). Al…
Πολιτεια του Πλατωνα (τομος τρίτος)
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Plato
Πώς πρέπει να είναι μια σωστά δομημένη πολιτεία; Θα υπάρχουν τάξεις; Θα υπάρχει αστυνομία; Θα υπάρχουν ποιητές; Φιλόσοφοι, τεχνίτες, δάσκαλο…
Πολιτεια του Πλατωνα (τομος δευτερος)
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Plato (Πλάτων) and Plato
Πώς πρέπει να είναι μια σωστά δομημένη πολιτεία; Θα υπάρχουν τάξεις; Θα υπάρχει αστυνομία; Θα υπάρχουν ποιητές; Φιλόσοφοι, τεχνίτες, δάσκαλο…
Πολιτεια του Πλατωνα (τομος τέταρτος)
Read by karampas1968
Plato (Πλάτων) and Plato
Ποια ειναι η γνωμη του πλατωνα για την κοινοκτημοσυνη των γυναικων και των παιδιων; Πρεπει οι αρχοντες να ειναι φιλοσοφοι; Οι λυρικοι ποιητε…