Laws (Dover Philosophical Classics) By Benjamin (Translator) Plato/ Jowett ISBN: 9780486447919 Published: 2006 Number of Pages: 304 Edition: Other Binding: Paperback

Pricing & Availability: Additional Details: Product Type: Book Publisher: Dover Publications Description: A lively dialogue between a foreign philosopher and a powerful statesman, Plato's "Laws" reflects the essence of the philosopher's reasoning on political theory and practice. It also embodies his mature and more practical ideas about a utopian republic. Plato's discourse ranges from everyday issues of criminal and matrimonial law to wider considerations involving the existence of the gods, the nature of the soul, and the problem of evil.This translation of Plato's "Laws" by the distinguished scholar Benjamin Jowett is an authoritative choice for students of philosophy, political science, and literature. It is included among Dover Publications' Philosophical Classics, a series that comprises the major works of ancient and modern world philosophy. Low-priced, high-quality, and unabridged, these editions are ideal for teachers and students as well as for general readers.

Library of Congress Control Number
   - LC control Number:  2005053742

International Standard Book Number: 048644791X (pbk.)

Language Code
   - Language code of text/sound track or separate title: eng
   - Language code of original and/or intermediate translations of text: grc

Library of Congress Call Number
   - Classification number: JC71
   - Item number: .P2633 2006

Dewey Decimal Classification Number
   - Edition number: 22
   - Classification number: 321/.07

Main Entry - Personal Name
   - Personal name: Plato.

Uniform Title: Laws.
   - Language of a work: English

Title Statement
   - Title: Laws /
   - Statement of responsibility, etc.: Plato ; translated by Benjamin Jowett.

Publication, Distribution, etc. (Imprint)
   - Place of publication, distribution, etc.: Mineola, N.Y. :
   - Name of publisher, distribution, etc.: Dover Publications,
   - Date of publication, distribution, etc.: 2006.

Projected Publication Date: 0601

Physical Description
   - Extent: p. cm.

Subject Added Entry - Topical Term
   - Topical term or geographic name entry element: Political science
   - Topical term or geographic name entry element: State, The
   - Form subdivision: Early works to 1800.

Added Entry - Personal Name
   - Personal name: Jowett, Benjamin,
   - Dates associated with a name: 1817-1893.