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Socrates' ancient words are still true, and the ideas found in Plato's Dialogues
still form the foundation of a thinking person's education. This superb
collection contains excellent contemporary translations selected for their
clarity and accessibility to today's reader, as well as an incisive introduction
by Erich Segal, which reveals Plato's life and clarifies the philosophical
issues examined in each dialogue. The first four dialogues recount the trial and
execution of Socrates-the extraordinary tragedy that changed Plato's life and
forever altered the course of Western thought. Other dialogues create a rich
tableau of intellectual life in Athens in the fourth century b.c., and examine
such timeless-and timely-issues as the
Socrates' ancient words are still true, and the ideas found in Plato's Dialogues
still form the foundation of a thinking person's education. This superb
collection contains excellent contemporary translations selected for their
clarity and accessibility to today's reader, as well as an incisive introduction
by Erich Segal, which reveals Plato's life and clarifies the philosophical
issues examined in each dialogue. The first four dialogues recount the trial and
execution of Socrates-the extraordinary tragedy that changed Plato's life and
forever altered the course of Western thought. Other dialogues create a rich
tableau of intellectual life in Athens in the fourth century b.c., and examine
such timeless-and timely-issues as the