PhilosophersPlaton

Platon

Beyond appearances, the eternal Forms.

Platonismv. 428 – 348 av. J.-C. GreeceIdealistRationalistDualistPolitical thinker
v. 399 av.
Apology essential

Socrates' trial as told by Plato. These are Plato's words, not a transcript: Socrates wrote nothing.

Written and published by the author
v. 399 av.
Euthyphro

What is piety? The famous dilemma.

Written and published by the author
v. 385 av.
Phaedo essential

Socrates' last day and the proofs of the immortality of the soul.

Written and published by the author
v. 375 av.
The Republic essential

Justice, the ideal city, philosopher-kings, the allegory of the cave.

Written and published by the author
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Letters (including the Seventh)

Thirteen letters attributed to Plato; their authenticity is debated, the Seventh being the most widely accepted. Not yet in our corpus.

Authenticity disputed