Plato's Dialogues

Author: (Ancient Greek) Plato Wang Taqing
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Plato's dialogues are both philosophical masterpieces and literary masterpieces. This book includes translations of 12 of Plato's dialogues; the second part consists of the author's treatises, which encompass both research on Plato's philosophical thought and a summary of the author's translation experiences, as well as explorations of translation theory issues. As a renowned translator, over the past half-century, many philosophy students in China have likely benefited from Wang Taqing's extensive translations. Wang Taqing's translation of Plato's Dialogues consists of two parts: The first part is his translated text, comprising 12 dialogues, two of which are unfinished, and one is a partial translation. There are also two appendices: one translates biographical accounts of ancient Greek literature, and the other translates Aristotle's critique of Plato's philosophy, both of which are essential materials for reading Plato's dialogues. The second part is the translator's own treatises, which include his research and discussions on Plato's philosophical thought, his views on the understanding and translation of several key terms related to Plato's philosophy and the entire Western philosophy, as well as his discussions on theoretical issues in translating philosophical works and his opinions on the translation of proper nouns.
Table of Contents:
Euthyphro
Apology of Socrates
Gorgias
Carmen
Laches
Lysis
Meno
Phaedo
Symposium
Republic
Volume I
Volume II
Volume III
Volume X
Parmenides
Sophist
Appendix
Biography of Socrates and Plato
Aristotle on Plato
Appendix: Aristotle on Socrates and Plato
Wang Taqing on Plato's Philosophy and Translation Issues
Plato's Theory of "Being"
How Do We Understand the "Being" of Westerners?
On the Chinese Translation of Foreign Philosophical Works
On Translation as Re-creation
Appendix: On Translation as Re-creation (Draft)
The Translation of Greek Philosophical Terms
The Translation of Greek Proper Nouns
Law and Thought