Synopsis
This translation by Dorothea Frede of Plato's dialogue on the nature of pleasure and its relation to thought and knowledge achieves a high standard of readability and fidelity to the Greek text. The volume includes a cogent introduction, notes, and comprehensive bibliography by Frede.
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This is an excellent translation: readable, concise, lucid, and very representative of the Greek. --Richard Kraut, Northwestern University
This is an excellent translation: readable, concise, lucid, and very representative of the Greek. --Richard Kraut, Northwestern University
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Plato (c. 427-347 b.c.) founded the Academy in Athens, the prototype of all Western universities, and wrote more than twenty philosophical dialogues.
Translated by Robin Waterfield
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