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Plato

-428–-347

2 fiction · 5 non-fiction

Plato was an Athenian philosopher whose dialogues shaped later thought about justice, politics, knowledge and the soul.

Plato was a pupil of Socrates and the founder of the Academy in Athens. His surviving dialogues include the Republic, Symposium, Phaedo, Apology, Gorgias and Laws, combining philosophical argument with dramatic settings and remembered conversations.

For the site, Plato belongs in Classical because his works are primary ancient texts and central evidence for Socratic philosophy, Classical Athens and political thought. His dialogues are especially relevant to books dealing with Socrates, Athenian democracy and philosophical schools.

Periods and events

Athenian Democracy508–322 BCE Classical Greece480–323 BCE

Historical fiction

Historical fiction series by Plato (1 series)

Penguin Classics: Ancient World in Order

by various authors 32 books showing 2 books here 4.6(13,212)

Penguin Classics: Ancient World brings together foundational works of literature, history, philosophy, drama and poetry from the earliest civilisations through classical Greece and Rome. The wider Penguin Classics series began in 1946 with E. V. Rieu’s translation of Homer’s Odyssey, reflecting its original aim of making important texts…

Non-fiction

Non-fiction by Plato (5 books)

Reference works, biographies and other non-fiction are kept separate from the historical fiction above.

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