LAWS by Plato translated by Benjamin Jowett BOOK I PERSONS OF THE DIALOGUE: An ATHENIAN STRANGER CLEINIAS, a Cretan MEGILLUS a Lacedaemonian Athenian Stranger. Tell me, Strangers, is a God or some man supposed to be the author of your laws? Cleinias. A God, Stranger; in very truth a, God: among us Cretans he is said to have been Zeus, but in Lacedaemon, whence our friend here comes, I believe they would say that Apollo is their lawgiver: would they not, Megillus? Megillus...

CHARMIDES, OR TEMPERANCE by Plato translated by Benjamin Jowett PERSONS OF THE DIALOGUE: SOCRATES, who is the narrator; CHARMIDES; CHAEREPHON; CRITIAS. Scene: The Palaestra of Taureas, which is near the Porch of the King Archon. Yesterday evening I returned from the army at Potidaea, and having been a good while away, I thought that I should like to go and look at my old haunts...

360 BC CRATYLUS by Plato translated by Benjamin Jowett PERSONS OF THE DIALOGUE: SOCRATES, HERMOGENES, CRATYLUS Hermogenes. Suppose that we make Socrates a party to the argument? Cratylus. If you please...

360 BC CRITIAS by Plato translated by Benjamin Jowett PERSONS OF THE DIALOGUE: CRITIAS; HERMOCRATES; TIMAEUS; SOCRATES Timaeus...

CRITO by Plato Translated by Benjamin Jowett. INTRODUCTION TO CRITO (by Benjamin Jowett) THE "Crito" seems intended to exhibit the character of Socrates in one light only, not as the philosopher, fulfilling a divine mission and trusting in the will of Heaven, but simply as the good citizen, who having been unjustly condemned is willing to give up his life in obedience to the laws of the State...

EUTHYDEMUS by Plato translated by Benjamin Jowett PERSONS OF THE DIALOGUE: SOCRATES, who is the narrator; CRITO; CLEINIAS; EUTHYDEMUS; DIONYSODORUS; CTESIPPUS. Scene: The Lyceum Crito...

EUTHYPHRO by Plato translated by Benjamin Jowett PERSONS OF THE DIALOGUE: SOCRATES; EUTHYPHRO Scene: The Porch of the King Archon Euthyphro. Why have you left the Lyceum, Socrates? and what are you doing in the Porch of the King Archon? Surely you cannot be concerned in a suit before the King, like myself? Socrates. Not in a suit, Euthyphro; impeachment is the word which the Athenians use...

GORGIAS by Plato translated by Benjamin Jowett PERSONS OF THE DIALOGUE: CALLICLES; SOCRATES; CHAEREPHON; GORGIAS; POLUS Scene: The house of Callicles. Callicles. The wise man, as the proverb says, is late for a fray, but not for a feast...

LACHES OR COURAGE by Plato translated by Benjamin Jowett PERSONS OF THE DIALOGUE: LYSIMACHUS, son of Aristides; MELESIAS, son of Thucydides; THEIR SONS; NICIAS; LACHES; SOCRATES. Lys. You have seen the exhibition of the man fighting in armour, Nicias and Laches, but we did not tell you at the time the reason why my friend Melesias and I asked you to go with us and see him...

LAWS by Plato translated by Benjamin Jowett BOOK I PERSONS OF THE DIALOGUE: An ATHENIAN STRANGER; CLEINIAS, a Cretan; MEGILLUS, a Lacedaemonian Athenian Stranger. Tell me, Strangers, is a God or some man supposed to be the author of your laws? Cleinias. A God, Stranger; in very truth a, God: among us Cretans he is said to have been Zeus, but in Lacedaemon, whence our friend here comes, I believe they would say that Apollo is their lawgiver: would they not, Megillus? Megillus...