Other Works
Hipparchus
- Recommended translations:- "Hipparchus," trans. Steven Forde in The Roots of Political Philosophy, ed. Thomas L. Pangle (Cornell, 1987).
- "Hipparchus," trans. N. Smith in Plato: Complete Works, ed. J. M. Cooper (Hackett, 1997).
Excerpt: Socrates And what is love of gain? What can it be, and who are the lovers of gain? Friend In my opinion, they are those who think it worth while to make gain out of things of no worth. Socrates Is it your opinion that they know those things to be of… More
Commentary
The Political Philosopher in Democratic Society: The Socratic View
- Bloom, Allan, "The Political Philosopher in Democratic Society: The Socratic View," The Roots of Political Philosophy: Ten Forgotten Socratic Dialogues, ed. Thomas L. Pangle, Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1987, 32-52.Excerpt: In an age in which not only the alternatives of action but also those of thought have become peculiarly impoverished, it behooves us to search for the lost, profound possibilities of human life. We are in need of a comprehensive reflection on the… MoreMaking Something from Nothing: On Plato’s Hipparchus
- Davis, Michael, "Making Something from Nothing: On Plato's Hipparchus," The Review of Politics 68 (2006), 547-63.Abstract: Plato’s Hipparchus is generally not taken particularly seriously; it is thought either spurious or negligible. Yet its theme, love of the good, places it at the summit of philosophy, at least as Socrates presents it in the Republic. Why,… More