"In the revised form in which George Grube's distinguished translations appear here, they present Plato's wonderfully vivid and moving--as well as challenging--portrayal of Socrates, and of the philosophic life, in clear, contemporary, down-to-earth English that nonetheless preserves and accurately conveys the nuances of Plato's and Socrates' philosophical ideas." --from the Preface
The second edition of Five Dialogues presents G.M.A. Grube's distinguished translations, as revised by John Cooper for Plato: Complete Works (Hackett, 1997). Cooper has also contributed a number of new or expanded footnotes and updated Suggestions for Further Reading.
About the Author
John M. Cooper is Henry Putnam University Professor of Philosophy, Princeton University.
Plato is a Classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, student of Socrates, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. Along with his mentor, Socrates, and his student, Aristotle, Plato helped to lay the foundations of Western philosophy and science.
Plato is one of the most important Western philosophers, exerting influence on virtually every figure in philosophy after him. His book The Republic is known as the first comprehensive work on political philosophy. Plato also contributed foundationally to ethics, metaphysics, and epistemology.
