Plato

Harold North Fowler, 427? Bc-347? Bc Plato, New York Public Library

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1 1 PLATO n i EUTHYPHRO APOLOGY i CRITO PHAEDO PHAEDRUS i i i i i i i i i i i i i Translated by i HAROLD NORTH FOWLER i i i i i ithe ofPLATO, Athens,great philosopher was born in BC. In manhood an427 early admirer of he later founded theSocrates, famous school of in the philosophy grove Academus. Much else recorded of his life is that he left Athens for a timeuncertain; after Socrates' execution is that probable; later he went to and Cyrene, Egypt, Sicily is that he was is possible; wealthy likely; that he was critical of 'advanced' democ- is obvious. He lived to be 80 old. racy years tests those of com- Linguistic including science still to establish the order puter try of his extant writ- philosophical dialogues, ten in and Socra- splendid prose revealing tes' mind fused with Plato's thought. o In and SocratesLaches, Charmides, Lysis, and others discuss ethical separate concep- tions. and Meno discussIon,Protagoras, whether can be Inrighteousness taught.o o Socrates is from hisGorgias, estranged city's and his fate is The thought, impending. a Crito,Apology (not Euthyphro,dialogue), and the Phaedo relate the trial unforgettable and death of Socrates and thepropound ofthe soul. In the famous immortality Sym- and whenPhaedrus, written Socratesposium find andwas still we the mean-alive, origin of thelove. discusses natureCratylusing of inThe masterpiecelanguage. great ten the concernsbooks, Republic, righ- teousness involves(and education, equal- of the the structure ofsexes,ity society, and abolition of Of the six so- slavery). called dialectical deals dialogues Euthydemus with Parmenides is philosophy; metaphysical Continued on backflap184 P Plato. /Plato 666584 ESLIBRARTHE BRANCHNY PUBLIC LIBRARY . Vol , 1 5O333 3333 20129PLATO EUTHYPHRO APOLOGY CRITO PHAEDO PHAEDRUS WITH AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION BY HAROLD NORTH FOWLER INTRODUCTION BY W. R. M. LAMB HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS MASSACHUSETTSCAMBRIDGE, ENGLANDLONDON,First published 1914 I1917,Reprinted 1919, 1923, 192,5, 192(8', 19.33, 1942, 1947, 1960,19.53, 1966, 1971, 1977, 1982, 2O0 , 1995' *999> 5 LOEB CLASSICAL LIBRARY is a trademarkregistered of the President and Fellows of Harvard College ISBN 0-674-99040-4 Printed on andboundacid-free paper by Edwards AnnBrothers, Arbor, MichiganCONTENTS PREFACE vii INTRODUCTION ix BIBLIOGRAPHY xxi EUTHYPHRO 1 THE APOLOGY 61 CRITO 147 PHAEDO 193 PHAEDRUS 405 INDEX 581PREFACE THE Greek text in this volume is based thatupon and all variations from hisof areSchanz, readings in at the foot of the Innoted the margin page. some cases deviations from the of the manu- reading have been even whennoted,scripts adopted by to theSchanz. In the introductions separate dialogues no has been made to discuss the attempt philosophy ofPlato or to do more than to suchanything supply for theinformation as is needed intelligent reading of these For further discussionparticular dialogues. and information the reader is referred to the General Introduction Mr. W. R. M. ofby Lamb, Trinity College, Cambridge. HAROLD N. FOWLER. vn