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En los albores mismos del nacimiento de la filosofía, Platón planteó, utilizando la dúctil forma del diálogo, buena parte de los principales problemas que han ocupado desde entonces al pensamiento filosófico. El presente volumen ofrece dos de los diálogos platónicos más sugerentes y provocadores. Protágoras gira en torno a la esencia y el carácter de la virtud, si ésta constituye saber o no y, por lo tanto, si resulta o no posible enseñarla. Gorgias constituye un alegato en contra del relativismo moral y plantea, en último término, cómo debe llevar un hombre su vida y a qué fin debe aspirar ésta. Complementa el volumen, a modo de precioso y vívido epílogo, la Carta séptima, texto que, si bien de autoría show more dudosa, aporta una imagen distinta del Platón que conocemos a través de otros escritos y ha de tomarse como un testimonio más a la hora de juzgar al filósofo y al hombre. show less
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Plato was born c. 427 B.C. in Athens, Greece, to an aristocratic family very much involved in political government. Pericles, famous ruler of Athens during its golden age, was Plato's stepfather. Plato was well educated and studied under Socrates, with whom he developed a close friendship. When Socrates was publically executed in 399 B.C., Plato show more finally distanced himself from a career in Athenian politics, instead becoming one of the greatest philosophers of Western civilization. Plato extended Socrates's inquiries to his students, one of the most famous being Aristotle. Plato's The Republic is an enduring work, discussing justice, the importance of education, and the qualities needed for rulers to succeed. Plato felt governors must be philosophers so they may govern wisely and effectively. Plato founded the Academy, an educational institution dedicated to pursuing philosophic truth. The Academy lasted well into the 6th century A.D., and is the model for all western universities. Its formation is along the lines Plato laid out in The Republic. Many of Plato's essays and writings survive to this day. Plato died in 347 B.C. at the age of 80. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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