Description

By (author) Plato; Edited by Hamilton Edith; Edited by Cairns Huntington

Short /annotation:
Presents the writings of Plato that are generally considered to be authentic. This title collects the contents from the work of the best British and American translators of the last 100 years, ranging from Jowett (1871) to scholars of the present day.

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All the writings of Plato generally considered to be authentic are here presented in the only complete one-volume Plato available in English. The editors set out to choose the contents of this collected edition from the work of the best British and American translators of the last 100 years, ranging from Jowett (1871) to scholars of the present day. The volume contains prefatory notes to each dialogue, by Edith Hamilton; an introductory essay on Plato”s philosophy and writings, by Huntington Cairns; and a comprehensive index which seeks, by means of cross references, to assist the reader with the philosophical vocabulary of the different translators.

Table of contents:
*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Editorial Note, pg. xi*Introduction, pg. xiii*Socrates” Defense (Apology), pg. 1*Crito, pg. 27*Phaedo, pg. 40*Charmides, pg. 99*Laches, pg. 123*Lysis, pg. 145*Euthyphro, pg. 169*Menexenus, pg. 186*Lesser Hippias, pg. 200*Ion, pg. 215*Gorgias, pg. 229*Protagoras, pg. 308*Meno, pg. 353*Euthydemus, pg. 385*Cratylus, pg. 421*Phaedrus, pg. 475*Symposium, pg. 526*Republic, pg. 575*Theaetetus, pg. 845*Parmenides, pg. 920*Sophist, pg. 957*Statesman, pg. 1018*Philebus, pg. 1086*Timaeus, pg. 1151*Critias, pg. 1212*Laws, pg. 1225*Epinomis, pg. 1515*Greater Hippias, pg. 1534*Letters, pg. 1560*Index, pg. 1607

Review quote:
“This elegant edition contains many of the best and most readable English translations of the Dialogues and Letters… Judiciously edited, beautifully printed.”–Review of Metaphysics

Biographical note:

Edith Hamilton (1867–1963) was perhaps the most famous and influential classicist of the twentieth century. Her bestselling Mythology remains a standard version of the stories of the ancient world.
Huntington Cairns (1904–1985) was a writer and lawyer who worked at different times for the U.S. Treasury, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, and Johns Hopkins University.