The Apology
    Part
  1 Text |         charges against me are of ancient date, and they were made
  2 Text |      kinds; one recent, the other ancient: and I hope that you will
  3 Text |         of Telamon, and any other ancient hero who has suffered death


Charmides
    Part
  4 PreS |   characteristic qualities of the ancient writer—his freedom, grace,
  5 PreS |          modern languages than in ancient. Both sentences and paragraphs
  6 PreS |          as more perspicuous than ancient. And, therefore, while the
  7 PreS |       powers of expression as the ancient classical ones.~Such are
  8 PreS |         the end of this Preface.)~Ancient and modern philosophy throw
  9 PreS |            which have no place in ancient philosophy. The world has
 10 PreS |        modern thought is found in ancient, and we may claim to have
 11 PreS |        stimulus from the study of ancient writings.~Considering the
 12 PreS |        differences which exist in ancient and modern philosophy, it
 13 PreS |         either, especially of the ancient, from itself only, comparing
 14 PreS |           we cannot maintain that ancient and modern philosophy are
 15 PreS |        with more truth respecting ancient and modern history), for
 16 PreS |        likely to be invented. The ancient world swarmed with them;
 17 PreS |          author of a theory about ancient philosophy to argue from
 18 PreS |      entered into the mind of the ancient writer himself; and they
 19 PreS |           in Plato or anywhere in ancient philosophy? Is it not an
 20 PreS |      seems to form a link between ancient and modern philosophy, and


Cratylus
    Part
 21 Intro|      which are unsurpassed in any ancient writer, and even in advance
 22 Intro|         of a theory. Etymology in ancient as in modern times was a
 23 Intro|   hindrance of motion; but in its ancient form dion is expressive
 24 Intro|          this question, either in ancient or in modern times, until
 25 Intro|          most conservative of the ancient language, loved the letters
 26 Intro|           language than any other ancient writing. But feeling the
 27 Intro|    traditions of grammar, whether ancient grammar or the corrections
 28 Intro|        always wanting to describe ancient languages in the terms of
 29 Intro|           in the transitions from ancient to modern forms of them,
 30 Intro|          grand difference between ancient and modern European languages.
 31 Intro|      languages when compared with ancient. The latter are regarded
 32 Intro|         which is possessed by the ancient, are in many other respects
 33 Intro|          relation between them in ancient and modern languages we
 34 Intro|      which modern are superior to ancient languages is freedom from
 35 Intro|         instinct of language; for ancient poetry is almost as free
 36 Text |           Hipponicus, there is an ancient saying, that ‘hard is the
 37 Text |     participates in ousia. For in ancient times we too seem to have
 38 Text |          most conservative of the ancient language, but now they change
 39 Text |    SOCRATES: For example, in very ancient times they called the day
 40 Text |         you observe that only the ancient form shows the intention
 41 Text |            Not if you restore the ancient form, which is more likely
 42 Text |      changed into delta as in the ancient language, becomes demiodes;


Critias
    Part
 43 Intro|        which was dedicated by the ancient Athenians is an evidence
 44 Intro|      beauty.~The Acropolis of the ancient Athens extended to the Ilissus
 45 Intro|           the centre island. This ancient palace was ornamented by
 46 Text |         forth the virtues of your ancient citizens.~CRITIAS: Friend
 47 Text |           thousand. Such were the ancient Athenians, and after this
 48 Text |          sea which surrounded the ancient metropolis, making a road
 49 Text |           and the environs of the ancient palace nearly in the words


Euthydemus
    Part
 50 Intro|          not of the kind to which ancient logic can be usefully applied.
 51 Intro|       those who have. Most of the ancient puzzles have been settled
 52 Intro|           not. The better part of ancient logic appears hardly in
 53 Intro|          rhetoric, if indeed this ancient art be not also fading away
 54 Intro|        two different meanings, an ancient and a modern one, and we
 55 Intro|         and second part of logic. Ancient logic would be the propaedeutic
 56 Intro|           whether of Plato in the ancient, or of Pope and Swift in
 57 Intro|           have a bad name both in ancient and modern times. The persons
 58 Text |       will be prating, and are an ancient.~Now I saw that he was getting


The First Alcibiades
    Part
 59 Pre  |    evidence to the genuineness of ancient writings are the following:
 60 Pre  |       there is no instance of any ancient writing proved to be a forgery,
 61 Pre  |   evidence for the genuineness of ancient Greek authors may be summed
 62 Text |      habitation of the still more ancient Aeacus, before Artaxerxes,


Gorgias
    Part
 63 Intro|          the Protagoras, that the ancient poets were the Sophists
 64 Intro|        the spirit of Plato and of ancient philosophy generally. For
 65 Intro|      scale—the crimes of tyrants, ancient or modern—after a while,
 66 Intro|      truth; some of them are very ancient, and we do not easily disengage
 67 Intro|           us. The sophistry of an ancient Greek sophist is nothing
 68 Text |           to him—like to like, as ancient sages say: Would you not


Ion
    Part
 69 Intro|      whole.~In the Protagoras the ancient poets are recognized by


Laws
    Book
 70 1    |           tendency to degrade the ancient and natural custom of love
 71 1    |        hospitality with you; thus ancient is the friendship which
 72 2    |         and no exaggeration—their ancient paintings and sculptures
 73 2    |       have a tradition that their ancient chants which have been preserved
 74 2    |   pleasure of the spectators. The ancient and common custom of Hellas,
 75 3    |        that there is any truth in ancient traditions?~Cleinias. What
 76 3    |     saying, when he traces up the ancient state of mankind by the
 77 3    |   properly limited, which was our ancient Athenian constitution at
 78 3    |    acquired by obedience to their ancient laws, and which I have several
 79 3    |       Athenian. I will. Under the ancient laws, my friends, the people
 80 4    |    ourselves only, to be the most ancient of all monarchies; and,
 81 5    |          or the God Ammon, or any ancient tradition has sanctioned
 82 5    |          prevails most widely the ancient saying, that “Friends have
 83 6    |        place, upon having. served ancient and honourable men in the
 84 7    |           follows:—There are many ancient musical compositions and
 85 7    |          this I am persuaded from ancient tradition, and at the present
 86 8    |            or holy seats of other ancient deities, whose memory has
 87 8    |          these let them pay their ancient honours. But Hestia, and
 88 9    |          that we are not like the ancient legislators, who gave laws
 89 9    |         is begotten in a man from ancient and unexpiated crimes of
 90 9    |       transgresses in contempt of ancient and universal traditions
 91 10   |       upon them, because they are ancient; but, looking at them with
 92 10   |          unsaid in support of the ancient opinion that there are Gods,
 93 11   |          this nature. There is an ancient saying, which is also a
 94 11   |         my opinion, Cleinias, the ancient legislators were too good–
 95 11   |           they are so many and so ancient, we must believe them, and
 96 11   |           introduction:—There are ancient customs about the Gods which
 97 12   |          explain my meaning by an ancient tale:—If Patroclus had been
 98 12   |         to them, according to the ancient law, as long as their lives


Lysis
    Part
 99 Intro|         in the modern than in the ancient world, partly because a
100 Intro|         to others. 6) There is an ancient saying, Qui amicos amicum
101 Intro|       Laws).~Leaving the Greek or ancient point of view, we may regard
102 Intro|       remember with gratitude his ancient kindness. But he will not


Menexenus
    Part
103 Pre  |    evidence to the genuineness of ancient writings are the following:
104 Pre  |       there is no instance of any ancient writing proved to be a forgery,
105 Pre  |   evidence for the genuineness of ancient Greek authors may be summed


Meno
    Part
106 Intro|           has paid the penalty of ancient crime, and, having wandered
107 Intro|     dependent on one another; the ancient philosopher had the same
108 Intro|           to modern as well as to ancient teachers, that the Sophists
109 Intro|           the body.~The stream of ancient philosophy in the Alexandrian
110 Intro|          and is not the same with ancient philosophy. There is a great
111 Intro|   philosophy which is inspired by ancient. There is much in ancient
112 Intro|         ancient. There is much in ancient philosophy which was ‘born
113 Intro|   similarities between modern and ancient thought are greater far
114 Intro|           Modern philosophy, like ancient, begins with very simple
115 Intro|         meaning into them. Unlike ancient philosophy, it has been
116 Intro|            On the other hand, the ancient and mediaeval logic retained
117 Intro|         upon it; the principle of ancient philosophy which is most
118 Intro|      Descartes in his relation to ancient philosophy is his successor
119 Intro|          their idealism. Like the ancient Sophists, he relegates the
120 Text |           received the penalty of ancient crime back again from beneath


Parmenides
    Part
121 Intro|    copiously illustrated, both in ancient and modern times, and in
122 Intro|        sufficient to say, that no ancient writing of equal length
123 Intro|       thought.~But the realism of ancient philosophy will not admit
124 Intro|           One or Being were to an ancient Eleatic. ‘If God is, what
125 Intro|            have tended to confuse ancient with modern philosophy.
126 Intro|           singular coincidence of ancient and modern thought.~IV.


Phaedo
    Part
127 Intro|        which is often remarked in ancient writers, and particularly
128 Intro|          of ideas is based on the ancient belief in transmigration,
129 Intro|           is common to modern and ancient philosophy. Plato is not
130 Intro|           nothing in any tragedy, ancient or modern, nothing in poetry
131 Text |       There comes into my mind an ancient doctrine which affirms that


Phaedrus
    Part
132 Intro|        literary compositions. Any ancient work which is worth reading
133 Intro|        superficial manner of some ancient critics, that a dialogue
134 Intro|    Sophists and rhetoricians from ancient famous men and women such
135 Intro|           so hopelessly below the ancient standard of classical Greek
136 Intro|    produced, the great writers of ancient or of modern times will
137 Text |         cannot go along with you. Ancient sages, men and women, who
138 Text |            And I bethink me of an ancient purgation of mythological
139 Text |        reason in appealing to the ancient inventors of names (compare
140 Text |           families, owing to some ancient blood-guiltiness, there
141 Text |    adorning the myriad actions of ancient heroes for the instruction


Philebus
    Part
142 Intro|      seems prepared to desert his ancient ground. He cannot tell the
143 Intro|      noted, which distinguish the ancient from the modern mode of
144 Intro|         of.~3. In the language of ancient philosophy, the relative
145 Intro|          corresponding pains. The ancient philosophers were fond of
146 Intro|        truth and Being?’ To these ancient speculations the moderns
147 Intro|  exemplified them. The schools of ancient philosophy which seem so
148 Intro|        idea than the societies of ancient times, but also further
149 Intro|       genius. In the spirit of an ancient philosopher he would have


Protagoras
    Part
150 Intro|         which were pointed out in ancient times by Athenaeus, and
151 Text |           great antiquity; but in ancient times those who practised
152 Text |           praises, and encomia of ancient famous men, which he is
153 Text |       more than human and of very ancient date, and may be as old
154 Text |        Simonides. There is a very ancient philosophy which is more


The Republic
    Book
155 2    |        justice-beginning with the ancient heroes of whom any memorial
156 2    |          not know the truth about ancient times, we make falsehood
157 8    |    inclined toward virtue and the ancient order of things. There was
158 9    |      strike the mother who is his ancient friend and necessary to
159 9    |        the composite creations of ancient mythology, such as the Chimera,
160 10   |         tell her that there is an ancient quarrel between philosophy
161 10   |        innumerable other signs of ancient enmity between them. Notwithstanding


The Second Alcibiades
    Part
162 Pre  |          to be modern rather than ancient, and which therefore have


The Seventh Letter
    Part
163 Text |        truth always believe those ancient and sacred teachings, which


The Sophist
    Part
164 Intro|     characteristic passages: ‘The ancient philosophers, of whom we
165 Intro|       most unreal difficulties of ancient philosophy. We cannot understand
166 Intro|       project or overhang in some ancient city’s walls. There are
167 Intro|         opposites was the crux of ancient thinkers in the age of Plato:
168 Intro|    drawing the line which divides ancient from modern philosophy.
169 Intro|           us.~To Hegel, as to the ancient Greek thinkers, philosophy
170 Intro|       cannot be both. Thus in the ancient world whole schools of philosophy
171 Intro|        though in the spirit of an ancient philosopher, Bishop Berkeley,
172 Intro|        same meaning in modern and ancient philosophy? Some of them,


The Statesman
    Part
173 Intro|       presented to us in a famous ancient tale: the tale will also
174 Intro|         vapour exhaling from some ancient chaos,—there, as involved
175 Intro|     Questions of interest both in ancient and modern politics also
176 Intro|           deification of law: the ancient Stoic spoke of a wise man
177 Intro|           a wider basis.’ Both in ancient and modern times the best
178 Intro|           in their externals. The ancient legislator did not really
179 Intro|           the greatest power? The ancient legislator would have found
180 Text |        many other events of which ancient tradition has preserved
181 Text |        solemn and national of the ancient sacrifices are supposed
182 Text |          if any one knows how the ancient laws may be improved, he
183 Text |         letter of the law and the ancient customs of their ancestors;


The Symposium
    Part
184 Intro|         and at a later period the ancient physicist, anticipating
185 Text |          the business of life: so ancient is the desire of one another
186 Text |        the very expression of his ancient need (compare Arist. Pol.).
187 Text |            and youthful ever. The ancient doings among the gods of


Theaetetus
    Part
188 Intro|           our own opinion against ancient and famous men.~Let us first
189 Intro|          of sensation. And in the ancient as well as the modern world
190 Intro|           great attraction to the ancient thinker. Amid the conflict
191 Intro|         link of connexion between ancient and modern philosophy. The
192 Intro|           the modern historian of ancient philosophy might perceive
193 Intro|          the simple elements. But ancient philosophy in this, as in
194 Intro|           obtained a content. The ancient philosophers in the age
195 Intro|           an interesting phase of ancient philosophy has passed before
196 Intro|           is a difference between ancient and modern psychology, and
197 Intro|         are contained in them.~In ancient philosophies the analysis
198 Intro|       objects alone remained. The ancient Epicureans never asked whether
199 Intro| experience forms an alliance with ancient scepticism.~The higher truths
200 Intro|           metaphorically, both in ancient and modern philosophy, to
201 Intro|      described in the language of ancient philosophy, as ‘the Not-being’
202 Intro|        the ‘beggarly elements’ of ancient scepticism, and acknowledge
203 Intro|           among us, not, like the ancient scepticism, in an age when
204 Intro|        knowledge is sensation, in ancient times, or of sensationalism
205 Intro|          nor can we deny that the ancient Stoics were materialists,
206 Intro|         such thinkers, whether in ancient or in modern times, the
207 Intro|    question or is based upon some ancient tradition, especially if
208 Intro|        called, in the language of ancient philosophy, ‘a shadow of
209 Text |     opinion and rejecting that of ancient and famous men. O Theodorus,


Timaeus
    Part
210 Intro|       greatest influence over the ancient and mediaeval world. The
211 Intro|         this is the spirit of the ancient physical philosopher. He
212 Intro|     breathe the atmosphere of the ancient philosopher, or understand
213 Intro|         we are well aware that an ancient philosopher is to be interpreted
214 Intro|       home, Critias told us of an ancient tradition, which I wish,
215 Intro|          The narrative related to ancient famous actions of the Athenian
216 Intro|        caste of priests among the ancient Athenians, and another of
217 Intro|         city and citizens and the ancient Athenian State. But I would
218 Intro|           earth’s surface. To the ancient physics they stood much
219 Intro|   civilisations in the world more ancient than that of Hellas.~The
220 Intro|          than that of Hellas.~The ancient philosophers found in mythology
221 Intro|          crude use of analogy the ancient physical philosopher would
222 Intro|           words sometimes led the ancient philosopher to make corresponding
223 Intro|        more illusion to which the ancient philosophers were subject,
224 Intro|  abstractions; but to some of the ancient philosophers this little
225 Intro|          and also a puzzle to the ancient thinker (Rep.). They were
226 Intro|           us in the use which the ancient philosophers made of numbers.
227 Intro|         which the lively fancy of ancient thinkers almost necessarily
228 Intro|         things as in a dream.~The ancient physical philosophers have
229 Intro|      misleading way of describing ancient science. It is the mistake
230 Intro|     disparage the speculations of ancient philosophers, they seem
231 Intro|      which is often urged against ancient philosophers is really an
232 Intro|            hardly even a name, in ancient Greek philosophy. To this
233 Intro|         good in the Republic. The ancient mythologers, and even the
234 Intro|         majority of commentators, ancient as well as modern, are inclined
235 Intro|      mandates. In this region, as ancient superstition told, were
236 Intro|      distemper or possession. The ancient saying, that ‘only a man
237 Intro| speculations of Plato either with ancient or modern medicine. What
238 Intro|     physics of the Timaeus, or in ancient physics generally, as that
239 Intro| exclusively on the absurdities of ancient ideas about science, on
240 Intro|           a priori assumptions of ancient teachers, on their confusion
241 Intro|         He does not consider that ancient physical philosophy was
242 Intro|       these volumes the errors of ancient physicists were not separable
243 Intro|   mathematical knowledge. But the ancient philosopher never experimented:
244 Intro|         that the most fanciful of ancient philosophies is also the
245 Intro|         and the remark applies to ancient physics generally— this
246 Intro|          fanciful way in which an ancient biographer dresses up the
247 Intro|          a note in the text of an ancient writer is a literary curiosity
248 Intro|          had somewhere existed an ancient primitive civilization.
249 Intro|         the Island of Atlantis in ancient and modern times. It is
250 Intro|         sufficient discrimination ancient authors having very different
251 Intro|           this hope was nursed by ancient tradition, which had found
252 Text |           over, and he told us an ancient tradition, which I wish,
253 Text |       Very good. And what is this ancient famous action of the Athenians,
254 Text |      began to tell about the most ancient things in our part of the
255 Text |          handed down among you by ancient tradition, nor any science
256 Text |       preserved here are the most ancient. The fact is, that wherever
257 Text |       nothing of what happened in ancient times, either among us or
258 Text |          reality. It shall be the ancient city of Athens, and we will
259 Text |           your republic are these ancient Athenians. Let us divide
260 Text |        words which he utters; the ancient saying is very true, that ‘