Plato is, by any reckoning, one of the most dazzling writers in the Western literary tradition and one of the most penetrating, wide-ranging, and influential authors in the history of philosophy.Few other authors in the history of Western philosophy approximate him in depth and range: perhaps only Aristotle (who studied with him), Aquinas, and Kant would be generally agreed to be of the same rank. This carefully selected collection contains:Early:The Apology of SocratesCharmidesCritoEuthyphroIonLachesLysisMenexenus MiddleRepublicThe Allegory of the CaveSymposiumMenoPhaedo LateCritias
