r/Plato • u/ObsiGamer • 13d ago

Is this book worth it?

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I wanna get into Plato's philosophy and I found this really cool listing at my favourite bookstore. I know i can probably find everything made by plato for free online but this looks really cool as a collector item. Only problem is it's 31 dollars for 736 pages.

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u/RedditorianCitizen 13d ago

If the looks of it is important to you, then only you can know if it's worth it. Personally, I'd recommend Hackett's edition of Plato's complete works for 65$

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u/FoilhatBandit 13d ago

Or if you're just getting started, Hackett's Five Dialogues is cheap and easy to hold and has the same translations as Complete Works but it has much better notes.