Opera Integrală Volumul II

Opera Integrală #2

by Plato, Andrei Cornea (Translator, Introduction)

Traducere, introduceri şi note de Andrei Cornea

Cuprins: Euthydemos • Cratylos • Gorgias • Menexenos • Menon • Phaidon • Banchetul

„Nu-i o întrebare de prisos dacă Platon, eliberat de vraja socratică, n-ar fi găsit un tip de om filozofic încă și mai înalt, pierdut pe vecie pentru noi.“ — FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE

Genres: Philosophy

688 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 2022

About the author

Plato (Greek: Πλάτων), born Aristocles (c. 427 – 348 BC), was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Classical period who is considered a foundational thinker in Western philosophy and an innovator of the written dialogue and dialectic forms. He raised problems for what became all the major areas of both theoretical philosophy and practical philosophy, and was the founder of the Platonic Academy, a philosophical school in Athens where Plato taught the doctrines that would later become known as Platonism.
Plato's most famous contribution is the theory of forms (or ideas), which has been interpreted as advancing a solution to what is now known as the problem of universals. He was decisively influenced by the pre-Socratic thinkers Pythagoras, Heraclitus, and Parmenides, although much of what is known about them is derived from Plato himself.
Along with his teacher Socrates, and Aristotle, his student, Plato is a central figure in the history of philosophy. Plato's entire body of work is believed to have survived intact for over 2,400 years—unlike that of nearly all of his contemporaries. Although their popularity has fluctuated, they have consistently been read and studied through the ages. Through Neoplatonism, he also greatly influenced both Christian and Islamic philosophy. In modern times, Alfred North Whitehead famously said: "the safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato."

Reviews

[Bogdan Andrei · Rating 5 out of 5]

Volumul de față cuprinde șapte dintre dialogurile din perioada de tranziție și din perioada de maturitate a lui Platon, respectiv: Euthydemos (despre arta disputei), Cratylos (despre corectitudinea numelor; „în funcția cuvântului va sta deopotrivă identificarea lucrului prin denumirea și meditația înlăuntrul numelui”), Gorgias (despre retorică), Menexenos (discursul funebru), Menon (despre virtute), Phaidon (despre suflet; dualismul corp-suflet, imortalitatea sufletului, învățarea ca reamintire, adică „anámnesis”, teoria formelor transcendente) și Banchetul (cartea descrierii în esență a setei de eternitate, sub chipul dragostei).

[Ciuras Adrian · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved it more then the the first volume though credit where credit is due the early dialogues have some beautiful diamonds also. This volume starts to settle the platonic ideas like the memory theory and the forms. This only makes me excited about The Republic which is next. It is a master piece so I dont have much to say.
My favorites are: Gorgias and Symposium