The Phaedrus is well-known for the splendid mythical panorama Socrates develops in his second speech, and for its graphic descriptions of erotic behavior. This book shows how ...

The Phaedrus lies at the heart of Plato's work, and the topics it discusses are central to his thought. In its treatment of the topics of the soul, the ideas and love, it is ...

A translation with introduction and commentary of Plato's 'Phaedrus. The dialogue begins with a playful discussion of erotic passion, then extends the theme to consider the ...

Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, based on lectures that he gave in Athens in the fourth century BCE, is one of the most significant works in moral philosophy, and has profoundly ...

Edition, with Introduction and Commentary, of this key work of Epicurean theology and Roman philosophy.

Accompanied by a commentary, this volume presents the Latin text of one of the great classics of Christian literature. Books I-IV of the Confessions reflect on Augustine's ...