Plato was a philosopher in classical greece and the founder of the academy in athens, the first institution of higher learning in the western world. Grubes distinguished translations, as revised by john cooper for plato, complete works. Plato s symposium and the traditions of ancient fiction, richard hunter 14. Plato, republic, book 7, section 514a tufts university. The modern standard complete english edition is the 1997 hackett plato, complete works, edited by john m. Cite the symposium in the bibliography by listing the author, the year it was translated, the title, location and publisher. He is widely considered the most pivotal figure in the development of philosophy, especially the western tradition. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of the republic and what it means. Plato biography quotes and philosophybiography online. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. According to the american psychological association 2010, when citing from a classical work. This edition includes the entire surviving corpus attributed to plato in antiquity. When a date of publication is inapplicable, such as for some very old works, cite the year of the translation you used, preceded by trans. Clinical ethics consultation and the prospects for closure.
In citing works by plato scholars traditionally use a number system developed especially for this known as stephanus numbers. It should not be combined with the works of plato from the great books of the western world series great books vol 7. Complete works by plato reference books at the works. Socrates describes those who trust writing as naive phaedrus, 274c. Hackett has lavished great care in the production of this volume. A number of new or expanded footnotes are also included. D s hutchinson gathers translations of platos works and includes guidance on approaching. Below are some articles that describe stephanus numbers and how to use them.
The dialogues of plato 42827 34847 bce translated by benjamin jowett etexts prepared for this edition by antonio gonz. The number here refers to the page number from the stephanus edition. Apr 17, 2017 apollodorus said that aristodemus told him about the party plato, trans. But, he died between the ages of 81 and 84, and so was longlived by ancient standards. You do not need to cite the original publication date as it is unknown. Socrates describes himself as a gadfly apology 30e. Outstanding translations by leading contemporary scholarsmany commissioned especially for this volumeare presented here in the first single edition to. Use the modern language association, or mla, style for papers in the liberal arts and humanities. Euthyphro, apology, crito, meno, phaedothe second edition of five dialogues presents g. The allegory of the cave is a narrative device used by the greek philosopher plato in the republic, one of his most well known works. Platos writing uses stephanus numbers, where you cite a text by giving the title, a section number and letter. It is based on the page numbers used in the prussian academy of sciences edition of the complete works of aristotle and takes its name from the editor of that edition, the classical philologist august immanuel bekker 17851871. The classical educational concepts of socrates, plato. The phaedo is a key source for platonic metaphysics and for plato s conception of the human soul.
It should be in every library and on the shelves of all lovers of plato. Complete, in the english translation of benjamin jowett. But several factors set this particular volume apart. Add one setup an account with your affiliations in order to access resources via your universitys proxy server configure custom proxy use this if your affiliation does not provide a proxy.
This system is based on a renaissance edition of the complete works of plato. Dec 19, 2019 apa 6th edition scroll down for apa 7th edition. Jan 29, 2015 it is of course a very thick book as it contains the complete works of plato. Christopher bobonich 2004 philosophical quarterly 54. Complete works plato bilingual anthology plato concepts studies plato in print. How should i reference classic literature in apa style. Just in case you are a curious overachiever, directly below are links to each of the three volumes of the stephanus edition of plato s works. Outstanding translations by leading contemporary scholarsmany commissioned. Complete works of plato download the free pdf ebook here. Just as plato has stephanus numbers, aristotle has bekker numbers or bekker pagination. Email citation the standard presentation of plato, his life and work in english, with each dialogue constituting the subject of a particular study.
The second is providing complete bibliographic information for your sources in a bibliography also known as a works cited page or reference. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Quite a few comments have been posted about apology. For many of these translations hackett offers separate volumes which include more by way of commentary, notes, and introductory material. There are conflicting reports on the death of plato. To cite one of plato s dialogues, then, you will need to give the title, a section number, and a letter.
Thats why,in order to spare your time and effort, i decided to collect all of platos work in a single volume,which i hope is the most complete and precise compilation of the corpus platonicum available in ebook format. Stephanus and bekker numbers aka how to cite plato and. Full text of plato s dialogues translated in english. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. The citation above, for instance, points to section 30e of the apology. One might be tempted to ask whether another collection of plato s works is really necessary, given that they have been translated many times.
These citations may not conform precisely to your selected citation style. Book 1 of wealth, justice, moderation, and their opposites book 2 the individual, the state, and education book 3 the arts in education book 4 wealth, poverty, and virtue book 5 on matrimony and philosophy. Cite platos the symposium in the bibliography by listing the author, title, translator, city, publisher, year of publication and medium. Instead of going above the plane of ordinary experience for the other two members of the proportion, plato here goes below and invents a fire and shadows cast from it on the walls of a cave to correspond to the sun and the real objects of sense. In addition to the texts, it contains introductions to the works, discussion on the chronology of their composition, comments on the dialogue form in which plato wrote, and guidance on reading and studying plato. Bekker numbers are based on the page numbering used in this edition of aristotles collected writings. This citation is not quoting any of plato directly, it just. Plato was born in 428427 or 424423 bc in athens, greece. After platos death, aristotle started his own school the lyceum. The hangover of plato s symposium in the italian renaissance from bruni 1435 to castiglione 1528, diskin clay 16. Us access only see also whats at your library, or elsewhere. I would strongly recommend a different edition or multiple volumes of plato s different works to anyone with limited eyesight. There are so many choices though, as befits an ancient text.
Plato s meno and phaedo are two of the most important works of ancient western philosophy and continue to be studied around the world. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. If you can read it, you are probably already a scholar dealing with ancient texts and do not need this guide. Bekker numbering or bekker pagination is the standard form of citation to the works of aristotle.
The most important publishing event in platonic translation is the complete works edited by cooper and hutchinson. A guide to citing sources in classics haverford college. Its editors and translators deserve the highest praise. A quick guide to citing plato and aristotle proofeds. Plato s writing uses stephanus numbers, where you cite a text by giving the title, a section number and letter.
Apology by plato, part of the internet classics archive. However, the publishers should have increased the dimensions of the book instead of reducing the size of the font to an almost unreadable size. These are named after august immanuel bekker, who edited a version of the complete works of aristotle. It is hard to imagine how this english translation of plato s complete works could be improved upon. Complete works plato edition 1 by plato 9780872203495.
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