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All the writings of Plato generally considered to be authentic are here presented in the only complete one-volume Plato available in English. The editors set out to choose the contents of this collected edition from the work of the best British and American translators of the last 100 years, ranging from Jowett (1871) to scholars of the present day. The volume contains prefatory notes to each dialog, by Edith Hamilton; an introductory essay on Plato’s philosophy and writings, by Huntington Cairns; and a comprehensive index which seeks, by means of cross references, to assist the reader with the philosophical vocabulary of the different translators. Socrates’ defense (Apology) translated by Hugh Tredennick Crito translated by Hugh Tredennick Phaedo translated by Hugh Tredennick Charmides translated by Benjamin Jowett Laches translated by Benjamin Jowett Lysis translated by J. Wright Euthyphro translated by Lane Cooper Menexenus translated by Benjamin Jowett Lesser Hippias translated by Benjamin Jowett Ion translated by Lane Cooper Gorgias translated by W.D. Woodhead Protagoras translated by W.K.C. Guthrie Meno translated by W.K.C. Guthrie Euthydemus translated by W.H.D. Rouse Cratylus translated by Benjamin Jowett Phaedrus translated by R. Hackforth Symposium translated by Michael Joyce Republic translated by Paul Shorey Theaetetus translated by F.M. Cornford Parmenides translated by F.M. Cornford Sophist translated by F.M. Cornford Statesman translated by J.B. Skemp Philebus translated by R. Hackforth Timaeus translated by Benjamin Jowett Critias translated by A.E. Taylor Laws translated by A.E. Taylor Epinomis translated by A.E. Taylor Greater Hippias translated by Benjamin Jowett Letters translated by L.A. Post