12/6/21

After reading [b:The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers|31795|The Story of Philosophy The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers|Will Durant|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1438471992l/31795._SY75_.jpg|32011] by Will Durant, I was excited to begin my journey of wisdom with Plato. Socrates lays down the foundation of western thought and from here I plan to move throughout history with the philosophers that came thereafter.

This edition contains seven of Plato's greatest works and they are translated by W.H.D. Rouse. I have yet to read other translations, but I found this one to be superb and readable if this is your first time reading Plato. Plato was a splendid author and I didn't find myself dragging through verbosity or flowery poetics.

Of all the works I enjoyed The Republic and The Symposium the most. Initially Phaedo defeated me and I couldn't finish, but I came back at it with a clearer mind and finished it, and it was excellent. I felt I got to know Socrates throughout the book and I fell in love with the Socratic Method. Following the dialogue from beginning to end and seeing how he and the other interlocutors came to a conclusion through questioning was inspiring, and I plan to incorporate that into my thinking. ( )

This volume contains the complete texts of: The Republic, Apology, Crito, Phaedo, Ion, Meno, and the Symposium.

Phaedo is the classic text describing the death of Socrates. Plato's Phaedo (pronounced /ˈfiːdoʊ/, Greek: Φαίδων, Phaidon, gen.: Φαίδωνος) is one of the great dialogues of his middle period, along with the Republic and the Symposium. The Phaedo, which depicts the death of Socrates, is also Plato's seventh and last dialogue to detail the philosopher's final days.

Cf. http://users.hartwick.edu/burringtond/phaedo.html

I read The Republic, Phaedo and The Apology I believe. It's been a while ( )

William Henry Denham (W. H. D.) Rouse (30 May 1863 – 10 February 1950) was a pioneering British teacher who advocated the use of the Direct Method of teaching Latin and Greek.

http://www.librarything.com/author/warmingtoneh
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2096012.Philip_G_Rouse ( )