Olympiodorus’s Life of Plato
[p. 1] Let us now speak of the race of the philosopher, not for the sake of relating many particulars… Read More »Olympiodorus’s Life of Plato
platonism
Writings related to Platonism. See also: Plato and Neoplatonism.
On “The Good” and “The One” of Plato
The good, which is here celebrated by Socrates as that which reigns in the intelligible place, is neither the same… Read More »On “The Good” and “The One” of Plato
The Works of Plato
Full Title: THE WORKS OF PLATO VIZ. HIS FIFTY-FIVE DIALOGUES, AND TWELVE EPISTLES TRANSLATED FROM THE GREEK; NINE OF THE… Read More »The Works of Plato
Explanation of Certain Platonic Terms
As some apology may be thought necessary for having introduced, in the course of the following translation, certain unusual words… Read More »Explanation of Certain Platonic Terms
The Republic
With an introduction, copious notes, and an Apology for the Fables of Homer by Proclus, introducing the 2nd and 3rd… Read More »The Republic
General Introduction to the Philosophy and Writings of Plato
[p. iii] “Philosophy,” says Hierocles,1 “is the purification and perfection of human life. It is the purification, indeed, from material… Read More »General Introduction to the Philosophy and Writings of Plato
The First Alcibiades
With Taylor’s “Additional Notes,” drawn from the MS Commentary of Proclus. Stephanus numbers included. Contents Introduction Translation Additional Notes Introduction1… Read More »The First Alcibiades
Plato’s Chariot Allegory, with the Commentary of Hermeas
[Introduction] The following is an exploration of the Platonic Charioteer Allegory, an allegory which appears not only in Greek philosophy, but… Read More »Plato’s Chariot Allegory, with the Commentary of Hermeas
The Teachings of Plato
“‘Eagle! why soarest thou above that tomb?To what sublime and starry-paven homeFloatest thou?’‘I am the image of great Plato’s spiritAscending… Read More »The Teachings of Plato
From Plato to the Neoplatonists
During the lifetime of Plato there was little if any dissension among his pupils. But after his death in 347… Read More »From Plato to the Neoplatonists
Plato and Aristotle
When Socrates was sixty years old, Plato, then a youth of twenty, came to him as a pupil. When Plato… Read More »Plato and Aristotle
Plato
One night in the year 407 B.C., Socrates had a dream. He saw a graceful white swan flying toward him… Read More »Plato
Socrates
The Age of the Tyrants, which produced the “Seven Wise Men,” the early Ionian School and the Pythagorean School, ended… Read More »Socrates
On Plato’s Theory of Ideas
A student at one of the Eastern colleges of the United States writes in that he has more questions than… Read More »On Plato’s Theory of Ideas
Plato on Intelligent Design: Truth, Beauty, and the Good
Perusing an internet forum on intelligent design some months ago brought me to an unusual post by David Alexander entitled… Read More »Plato on Intelligent Design: Truth, Beauty, and the Good
Plato’s Myths and the Mystery Tradition
Ever since the rise of Greek rationalism, and probably long before that, myths have had bad reviews. In the early… Read More »Plato’s Myths and the Mystery Tradition
The Gnosis according to Plato
The words gnosis and gnosticism have come into our thinking these days largely because of the discoveries of a Gnostic library at Nag Hammadi,… Read More »The Gnosis according to Plato