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One of the leading scholars and academic administrators of his time, Benjamin Jowett (1817–1893) was Master of Balliol College as well as Regius Professor of Greek and, for a time, vice-chancellor at Oxford University. Along with his achievements in the area of academic reform, Jowett is remembered for this four-volume translation of Plato's dialogues. Characterising Plato as the 'father of idealism', Jowett reminds readers that while 'he may be illustrated by the writings of moderns … he must be interpreted by his own, and by his place in the history of philosophy'. In this first volume, he includes fourteen early and middle dialogues such as Charmides, Apology, Crito, and Phaedo, each presented with a separate editorial introduction. Jowett's work represents a towering achievement in the field of classical and philosophical studies that had important influence on the subsequent study of Plato.

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Book category Books in English Humanities Philosophy History of Western philosophy

• Full title: Dialogues of Plato
• Subtitle: Translated into English, with Analyses and Introduction
• Author: Benjamin Jowett
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 732
• EAN: 9781108012102
• ISBN: 1108012108
• ID: 02054714
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 920 g
• Dimensions: 216 × 140 × 41 mm
• Date of publishing: 30. November 2010

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