PLATO
All Dialogues Summarized
2nd revised edition with index
Hoshang J. Khambatta
Alvin Wald
Introduction to Timeless Thoughts
Impressum
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Library of Congress Control Number: 20155957300
Key Words: Plato, All Dialogues, Dialogues Summarized
CIP – Cataloguing in publication of the Deutsche Bibliothek
Plato, All Dialogues, Dialogues Summarized / ed: H. J. Khambatta / Bad Homburg:
NORMED Verlag. 2016 (1st edition)
2nd revised edition:
©2017 by Normed Verlag GmbH, Bad Homburg, Germany
Normed Verlag, Englewood, NJ, USA
ISBN E-PUB 978-3-89199-013-1
ISBN MOBI 978-3-89199-017-9
ISBN 978-3-89199-018-6 (Bad Homburg)
ISBN 978-0-926592-18-6 (Englewood, NJ)
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Main Description
Plato is one of the pillars of humanity. His dialogues are an important part of our cultural heritage. Yet to read all of Plato’s Dialogues, not only requires ample time, but also a dedication that is beyond most of us. Very few will find the time and commitment to read 1500 pages of Plato’s Dialogues.
This summary of Plato’s Dialogues offers everyone access to the jewels of Western Philosophy still relevant today. Written in modern colloquial English it serves as an introduction to Plato’s work for everybody.
As of now it is the only summary of all of Plato’s Dialogues available in English in one volume. Readers seeking an accessible introduction to Plato need look no further.
Following overwhelming requests from our readers, a comprehensive index has been added to the 2nd revised edition.
The total set of Plato’s Dialogues makes it very sizeable literature. This book is an effective summary of each of the dialogues. If someone wishes to know the views of Plato without going through the vast literature of the dialogues, then this book is for that person.
K. D. Irani, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy
The City College of New York.
Reviews
These are excellent introductions to Plato’s works, and just the thing I ask my students to do when they read difficult texts. Congratulations on this good achievement. I will share this text with my colleagues here, and wish you continued success in your work.
Dr. Larry P. Arnn
President, Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, Michigan, U.S.A.
The book, which summarizes Plato’s Dialogues, is directed at a novice, a teenager who has reached a stage of understanding or an adult? This summary offers everyone an access to understanding Plato and his contribution to western philosophy. It is certainly a “must read” as it is written in modern colloquial English in one volume – an impressive feat by all accounts. Certainly it was no small accomplishment to condense the equivalent of 1500 pages of Plato’s Dialogues in some 250 summarized ones. As of now it is the only summary of all of Plato’s Dialogues available in English in one volume.
Zoroastrian Association of Greater New York
New York, U.S.A.
The total set of Plato’s Dialogues makes it very sizeable literature. This book is an effective summary of each of the dialogues. If someone wishes to know the views of Plato without going through the vast literature of the dialogues, then this book is for that person.
K. D. Irani, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy
The City College of New York.
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