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Úvahy o ideálním uspořádání státu. Čtvrté, opravené vydání.

Významný logický dialog vymezuje pojem sofisty.

You are going to entrust your soul to the care of a sophist. But I should be surprised if you even know what a sophist is.' In the fifth century BC professional educators, the sophists, travelled the Greek world claiming to teach success in public an d private life. In this dialogue Plato shows the pretensions of the leading sophist, Protagoras, challenged by the critical arguments of Socrates. From criticism of the educational aims and methods of the sophists the dialogue broadens out to conside r the nature of the good life, and the role of pleasure and intellect in the context of that life. The dialogue combines subtlety of argument with intricacy of dramatic construction and brilliant characterization. This translation achieves both preci sion and colloquial naturalness while the notes and introduction set the arguments in their historical and philosophical context.

The Phaedo is acknowledged to be one of Plato's greatest masterpieces, showing him both as a philosopher and as a dramatist at the height of his powers. For its moving account of the execution of Socrates, the Phaedo ranks among the supreme literary achievements of antiquity. It is also a seminal document for many ideas deeply ingrained in western culture, and provides one of the best introductions to Plato's thought. This new edition is a revised version of the Clarendon Press translation, and is eminently suitable for readers new to Plato, and ideal for classroom use, thanks to the provision of Stephanus page and letter numbering.

A collection of unique portraits by British born, New York based, fashion photographer Platon. Over 120 photographs have been selected from an enormous range of powerful images taken over the last decade and together they constitute a unique and dynamic cross-section through the cult of fame and power. Platon’s Republic is a window into today’s media-led culture that bombards, and sometimes overwhelms us with images of world-wide importance juxtaposed with frivolity. Platon’s Republic replicates the same intense and sometimes surreal experience with portraits of Al Pacino, Bill Clinton, Vivienne Westwood, Leonard Cohen as well as more documentary photographs of Jesse Jackson and Bianca Jagger demonstrating against the death penalty and football supporters. Granted extraordinary access to some of the west’s most powerful people, Platon’s subjects are all leaders in their field. Whether they are from the TV industry, politicians, actors, fashion designers, writers or musicians, they all wield enormous influence within their arena. Platons’ portraits are graphic and intimate, but the unusual angles and revealing expressions are his hallmark.

Osmí svazek ediční řady Platónovy spisy. Šesté opravené vydání.

Jedenáctý svazek ediční řady Platónovy spisy.

Référence obligée en philosophie politique, La République constitue à la fois une forme d'utopie, décrivant une cité idéale gouvernée par les sages, et une critique sans appel de la démocratie grecque. Le lecteur contemporain ne peut s'empêcher d'établir un rapprochement entre la représentation platonicienne du gouvernement des hommes, réservé aux plus savants, et la conception républicaine du recrutement des élites, exerçant des fonctions publiques dans le cadre de structures technocratiques. Bien que les plus compétents ne soient pas aujourd'hui nécessairement les plus sages, la captation du pouvoir par les meilleurs procède encore d'un même principe aristocratique. Parce qu'il pose des questions que nous n'avons pas résolues, ce texte continue de nous intéresser. En effet, entre la tentation démagogique et l'écueil technocratique, les démocraties modernes ne sont toujours pas parvenues à trouver un juste équilibre. Un classique des études de philosophie, à lire par devoir ou pour se laisser aller aux délices de l'analogie. --Paul Klein

Republic is the central work of the Western world's most famous philosopher. Essentially an inquiry into morality, Republic also contains crucial arguments and insights into many other areas of philosophy. It is also a literary masterpiece: the philosophy is presented for the most part for the ordinary reader, who is carried along by the wit and intensity of the dialogue and by Plato's unforgettable images of the human condition. This new, lucid translation by Robin Waterfield is complemented by full explanatory notes and an up-to-date critical introduction.

Platónov Štát (Politeia), dielo v desiatich častiach, je po Zákonoch najrozsiahlejším a z hľadiska poznania celého systému Platónovej filozofie najvýznamnejším dialógom vôbec. V ňom vyjadril Platón nielen svoje sociálno-politické názory o „ideálnom štáte“, ale je to zároveň základné dielo aj pre poznanie jeho ontologických, gnozeologických, ako aj psychologických, etických a estetických názorov. Je to dialóg, ktorý zhŕňa Platónove názory predchádzajúcich dialógov, no zároveň je ho možné chápať ako východisko pre jeho nasledujúce dialógy, ktoré je možné čítať ako vysvetlenie a zdôvodnenie Platónových téz v Štáte.

The struggle which Plato has Socrates recommend to his interlocutors in Gorgias - and to his readers - is the struggle to overcome the temptations of worldly success and to concentrate on genuine morality. Ostensibly an enquiry into the value of rhet oric, the dialogue soon becomes an investigation into the value of these two contrasting ways of life. In a series of dazzling and bold arguments, Plato attempts to establish that only morality can bring a person true happiness, and to demolish alter native viewpoints. It is not suprising that Gorgias is one of Plato's most widely read dialogues. Philosophers read it for its coverage of central moral issues; others enjoy its vividness, clarity and occasional bitter humour. This new translation is accompanied by explanatory notes and an informative introduction.

Druhý svazek ediční řady Platónovy spisy. Čtvrté opravené vydání.

The struggle which Plato has Socrates recommend to his interlocutors in Gorgias - and to his readers - is the struggle to overcome the temptations of worldly success and to concentrate on genuine morality. Ostensibly an enquiry into the value of rhetoric, the dialogue soon becomes an investigation into the value of these two contrasting ways of life. In a series of dazzling and bold arguments, Plato attempts to establish that only morality can bring a person true happiness, and to demolish alternative viewpoints. It is not suprising that Gorgias is one of Plato's most widely read dialogues. Philosophers read it for its coverage of central moral issues; others enjoy its vividness, clarity and occasional bitter humour. This new translation is accompanied by explanatory notes and an informative introduction.

Some of our greatest blessings come from madness Phaedrus is widely recognized as one of Plato's most profound and beautiful works. It takes the form of a dialogue between Socrates and Phaedrus and its ostensible subject is love, especially homoeroti c love. Socrates reveals it to be a kind of divine madness that can allow our souls to grow wings and soar to their greatest heights. Then the conversation changes direction and turns to a discussion of rhetoric, which must be based on truth passiona tely sought, thus allying it to philosophy. The dialogue closes by denigrating the value of the written word in any context, compared to the living teaching of a Socratic philosopher. The shifts of topic and register have given rise to doubts about t he unity of the dialogue, doubts which are addressed in the introduction to this volume. Full explanatory notes also elucidate issues throughout the dialogue that might puzzle a modern reader.

The struggle which Plato has Socrates recommend to his interlocutors in Gorgias - and to his readers - is the struggle to overcome the temptations of worldly success and to concentrate on genuine morality. Ostensibly an enquiry into the value of rhet oric, the dialogue soon becomes an investigation into the value of these two contrasting ways of life. In a series of dazzling and bold arguments, Plato attempts to establish that only morality can bring a person true happiness, and to demolish alter native viewpoints. It is not suprising that Gorgias is one of Plato's most widely read dialogues. Philosophers read it for its coverage of central moral issues; others enjoy its vividness, clarity and occasional bitter humour. This new translation is accompanied by explanatory notes and an informative introduction.

The struggle which Plato has Socrates recommend to his interlocutors in Gorgias - and to his readers - is the struggle to overcome the temptations of worldly success and to concentrate on genuine morality. Ostensibly an enquiry into the value of rhetoric, the dialogue soon becomes an investigation into the value of these two contrasting ways of life. In a series of dazzling and bold arguments, Plato attempts to establish that only morality can bring a person true happiness, and to demolish alternative viewpoints. It is not suprising that Gorgias is one of Plato's most widely read dialogues. Philosophers read it for its coverage of central moral issues; others enjoy its vividness, clarity and occasional bitter humour. This new translation is accompanied by explanatory notes and an informative introduction.