Plato was a philosopher in Ancient Greece. He was an essential figure in the development of philosophy, especially the Western tradition, and he founded the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world.

Plato's dialogues have been used (and are still used) to teach a range of subjects, including philosophy, logic, ethics, rhetoric, religion and mathematics. His lasting themes include Platonic love, the theory of forms, the five regimes, innate knowledge, among others. His theory of forms launched a unique perspective on abstract objects, and led to a school of thought called Platonism.

The Complete Plato

Part 1: Early Dialogues

The Apology

Crito

Charmides

Laches

Lysis

Euthyphro

Menexenus

Ion

Gorgias

Protagoras

Meno

Part 2: Middle Dialogues

Euthydemus

Cratylus

Phaedo

Phaedrus

The Symposium

Theaetetus

Parmenides

Part 3: Late Dialogues

Sophist

Statesman

Philebus

Timaeus

Critias

Part 4: The Republic

I: Of Wealth, Justice, Moderation, and their Opposites

II: The Individual, the State, and Education

III: The Arts in Education

IV: Wealth, Poverty, and Virtue

V: On Matrimony and Philosophy

VI: The Philosophy of Government

VII: On Shadows and Realities in Education

VIII: Four Forms of Government

IX: On Wrong or Right Government, and the Pleasures of Each

X: The Recompense of Life

Part 5: The Laws

Books I–XII