Charmides
    Part
  1 PreF   |           utilitarianism or any other modern philosophical system. He
  2 PreS   |              words than of ideas. But modern languages have rubbed off
  3 PreS   |               which characterizes all modern languages. We cannot have
  4 PreS   |         generally much more marked in modern languages than in ancient.
  5 PreS(3)|              The ‘Ideas’ of Plato and Modern Philosophy.~
  6 PreS   |              is rarely to be found in modern nations; and in order to
  7 PreS   |              down to the level of the modern, we must break up the long
  8 PreS   |              while the feeling of the modern language is more opposed
  9 PreS   |            tautology. The tendency of modern languages is to become more
 10 PreS   |              raised the standard. But modern languages, while they have
 11 PreS   |               Rep.; etc. Or again the modern word, which in substance
 12 PreS   |             more definite language of modern philosophy. And he must
 13 PreS   |             been added some essays on modern philosophy, and on political
 14 PreS   |            this Preface.)~Ancient and modern philosophy throw a light
 15 PreS   |            reasoning. Yet the germ of modern thought is found in ancient,
 16 PreS   |            which exist in ancient and modern philosophy, it seems best
 17 PreS   |             maintain that ancient and modern philosophy are one and continuous (
 18 PreS   |          truth respecting ancient and modern history), for they are separated
 19 PreS   |       speaking more in agreement with modern terminology, in the latter
 20 PreS   |               would be allowable in a modern writer. But we are not therefore
 21 PreS   |            they are very likely to be modern consequences which would
 22 PreS   |          anachronism, gracious to the modern physical philosopher, and
 23 PreS   |              link between ancient and modern philosophy, and between


Cratylus
    Part
 24 Intro  |        determined beforehand, as in a modern didactic treatise, the nature
 25 Intro  |            Etymology in ancient as in modern times was a favourite recreation;
 26 Intro  |          primitive men were like some modern philosophers, who, by always
 27 Intro  |                II) proceed to compare modern speculations respecting
 28 Intro  |               either in ancient or in modern times, until the nature
 29 Intro  |                thus anticipating many modern controversies in which the
 30 Intro  |               of language? Like other modern metaphysical enquiries,
 31 Intro  |             the reflections which the modern philosophy of language suggests
 32 Intro  |               corrections of it which modern philology has introduced.
 33 Intro  |           languages in the terms of a modern one. It has a favourite
 34 Intro  |           transitions from ancient to modern forms of them, whether in
 35 Intro  |        difference between ancient and modern European languages. In the
 36 Intro  |           recovered by the efforts of modern philology. The verses have
 37 Intro  |              been usual to depreciate modern languages when compared
 38 Intro  |            the truth seems to be that modern languages, if through the
 39 Intro  |          better distributed. The best modern languages, for example English
 40 Intro  |           reduced to the low level of Modern Greek or of Mediaeval Latin.
 41 Intro  |          decline impossible. Nor will modern languages be easily broken
 42 Intro  |           between them in ancient and modern languages we are not able
 43 Intro  |              Another quality in which modern are superior to ancient
 44 Intro  |            from tautology as the best modern writings. The speech of
 45 Text   |             and there, my friend, the modern interpreters of Homer may,
 46 Text   |      undoubtedly like too many of our modern philosophers, who, in their
 47 Text   |               fashionable language of modern times has twisted and disguised
 48 Text   |             as iesis in corresponding modern letters. Assuming this foreign


Critias
    Part
 49 Intro  |            the Island of Atlantis. In modern times we hardly seek for
 50 Intro  |            and natural philosopher of modern times are not wholly emancipated.


Euthydemus
    Part
 51 Intro  |            meanings, an ancient and a modern one, and we vainly try to
 52 Intro  |             chiefly on the methods of Modern Inductive philosophy. Such
 53 Intro  |              of Pope and Swift in the modern world, is the natural enemy.
 54 Intro  |            Nor must we forget that in modern times also there is no fallacy
 55 Intro  |              name both in ancient and modern times. The persons whom


Gorgias
    Part
 56 Intro  |             more familiar theories of modern philosophers. An eye for
 57 Intro  |              He might be described in modern language as a cynic or materialist,
 58 Intro  |      arguments by the requirements of modern logic, as to criticise this
 59 Intro  |           more prominent than in most modern treatises on ethics.~The
 60 Intro  |               is not to be tried by a modern standard, but interpreted
 61 Intro  |         crimes of tyrants, ancient or modern—after a while, seeing that
 62 Intro  |            himself (Republic). And in modern times, though the world
 63 Intro  |        conception. One or two only in modern times, like the Italian
 64 Intro  |         pleasure and not of truth. In modern times we almost ridicule
 65 Intro  |              There have been poets in modern times, such as Goethe or
 66 Intro  |            may be applied (Republic).~Modern poetry is often a sort of
 67 Intro  |            than is to be found in any modern writing. This is due to


Ion
    Part
 68 Intro  |              is a popular aphorism of modern times. The greatest strength


Laws
    Book
 69 1      |               not in the way in which modern inventors of laws make the


Lysis
    Part
 70 Intro  |              has a lower place in the modern than in the ancient world,
 71 Intro  |             has nearly disappeared in modern treatises on Moral Philosophy.
 72 Intro  |               considered seriously in modern times. Many of them will
 73 Intro  |               by the Lysis, others by modern life, which he who wishes


Meno
    Part
 74 Intro  |             answer such a question in modern times. But in the age of
 75 Intro  |         remark which is often made in modern times by those who would
 76 Intro  |        thuseos oles suggenous ouses). Modern philosophy says that all
 77 Intro  |            admit of an application to modern as well as to ancient teachers,
 78 Intro  |           manner more consistent with modern distinctions. The existence
 79 Intro  |              There is a great deal in modern philosophy which is inspired
 80 Intro  |   understanding it. To the fathers of modern philosophy, their own thoughts
 81 Intro  |              the similarities between modern and ancient thought are
 82 Intro  |             of the reasoning process.~Modern philosophy, like ancient,
 83 Intro  |              to the first thinkers of modern times: from this alone all
 84 Intro  | characteristic of the first period of modern philosophy, that having
 85 Intro  |             infancy of philosophy; in modern times it would no longer


Parmenides
    Part
 86 Intro  |      illustrated, both in ancient and modern times, and in none of them
 87 Intro  |            which naturally occur to a modern student of philosophy. Many
 88 Intro  |      Universals would be spoken of in modern books. Indeed, there are
 89 Intro  |             also of dialectic, or, in modern phraseology, of metaphysics
 90 Intro  |           most familiar principles of modern philosophy, that in the
 91 Intro  |            received their solution in modern philosophy.~The first difficulty
 92 Intro  |       perplexity could ever trouble a modern metaphysician, any more
 93 Intro  |               to confuse ancient with modern philosophy. We need not
 94 Intro  |              said, in the language of modern philosophy: ‘Being is not
 95 Intro  |              which have reappeared in modern philosophy, e.g. the bare
 96 Intro  |           similar antinomies have led modern philosophers to deny the
 97 Intro  |           bears a resemblance to some modern speculations, in which an
 98 Intro  |            coincidence of ancient and modern thought.~IV. The one and
 99 Intro  |               an idea of nothing?’ In modern times mankind have often
100 Intro  |              may be used hereafter by modern inquirers. How, while mankind
101 Intro  |         compare Republic).~And so, in modern times, because we are called


Phaedo
    Part
102 Intro  |           will get on without him.~4. Modern philosophy is perplexed
103 Intro  |              compared to that of some modern philosophers, who speak
104 Intro  |      Parmenides had stumbled upon the modern thesis, that ‘thought and
105 Intro  |               denial of the belief in modern times than is found in early
106 Intro  |            place in the philosophy of modern times. But Plato had the
107 Intro  |            far as possible into their modern equivalents. ‘If the ideas
108 Intro  |              as Butler and Addison in modern times have argued, the one
109 Intro  |              Phaedo, and is common to modern and ancient philosophy.
110 Intro  |               any tragedy, ancient or modern, nothing in poetry or history (


Phaedrus
    Part
111 Intro  |             more doubtful.’ Suppose a modern Socrates, in defiance of
112 Intro  |            the seamy side outwards, a modern Socrates might describe
113 Intro  |               whether to be termed in modern language genius, or inspiration,
114 Intro  |               In the language of some modern theologians he might be
115 Intro  |        influence on the literature of modern Europe, had no place in
116 Intro  |            words apply equally to the modern world and to the Athenians
117 Intro  |              writers of ancient or of modern times will remain to furnish
118 Text   |              the letter tau is only a modern and tasteless insertion.
119 Text   |              and made sonorous by the modern introduction of the letter


Philebus
    Part
120 Intro  |               most fruitful notion of modern science.~Plato describes
121 Intro  |           intense a conviction as any modern philosopher that nature
122 Intro  |           language into corresponding modern terms, we shall not be far
123 Intro  |      distinguish the ancient from the modern mode of conceiving God.~
124 Intro  |             allied to, knowledge. The modern philosopher would remark
125 Intro  |               may be expressed in the modern formula—science is art theoretical,
126 Intro  |           more naturally expressed in modern language as eternal law,
127 Intro  |       benevolence and self-love. Some modern writers have also distinguished
128 Intro  |             the Epicureans, and a few modern teachers, such as Kant and
129 Intro  |    imperfectly handed down to us, the modern world has received a standard
130 Intro  |            thus depreciatingly of our modern ethical philosophy. For
131 Intro  |              to the public opinion of modern times.~There is yet a third
132 Intro  |           regarded by Plato (to which modern science has returned in
133 Intro  |       distance, the many questions of modern philosophy which are anticipated


The Republic
    Book
134 2      |              sauces and sweets in the modern style. ~Yes, I said, now


The Second Alcibiades
    Part
135 Pre    |           sort which we suppose to be modern rather than ancient, and
136 Pre    |              most striking manner the modern science of political economy
137 Pre    |              not be maintained by any modern critic, and was hardly believed
138 Pre    |         ill-expressed. But there is a modern interest in the subject


The Sophist
    Part
139 Intro  |              of the term ‘Sophist’ in modern times. The truth is, that
140 Intro  |             valuable logical process. Modern science feels that this,
141 Intro  |              history of philosophy. A modern philosopher, though emancipated
142 Intro  |           nearly approaches the great modern master of metaphysics there
143 Intro  |               is the beginning of the modern view that all knowledge
144 Intro  |             above them (Republic). In modern language they might be said
145 Intro  |            which divides ancient from modern philosophy. Many coincidences
146 Intro  |          matter. And in comparatively modern times, though in the spirit
147 Intro  |              have the same meaning in modern and ancient philosophy?


The Statesman
    Part
148 Intro  |        devices by which Plato, like a modern novelist, seeks to familiarize
149 Intro  |           world; he speaks of what in modern language might be termed ‘
150 Intro  |             nowhere has the spirit of modern inductive philosophy been
151 Intro  |         sometimes been entertained by modern theologians, and by Plato
152 Intro  |          interest both in ancient and modern politics also arise in the
153 Intro  |           basis.’ Both in ancient and modern times the best balanced
154 Intro  |               not without parallel in modern times, that the leaders
155 Intro  |             far, either in a Greek or modern state, such a limitation
156 Intro  |             so if we educate them. In modern politics so many interests
157 Intro  |            law. Much has been said in modern times about the duty of


The Symposium
    Part
158 Intro  |               physicist, anticipating modern science, saw, or thought
159 Intro  |        philosophy is at variance with modern and Christian notions, but
160 Intro  |              professors of his art in modern times, attempts to reduce
161 Intro  |              such as would be felt in modern times, at bringing his great
162 Intro  |              capable of inspiring the modern feeling of romance in the


Theaetetus
    Part
163 Intro  |             the author. There are few modern readers who do not side
164 Intro  |            untenable to Plato as to a modern writer. In this dialogue
165 Intro  |          absolute at each moment. (In modern language, the act of sensation
166 Intro  |              secondly, in relation to modern speculations.~(a) In the
167 Intro  |    corresponding differences would in modern philosophy. The most ideal
168 Intro  |            the ancient as well as the modern world there were reactions
169 Intro  |         connexion between ancient and modern philosophy. The modern thinker
170 Intro  |            and modern philosophy. The modern thinker often repeats the
171 Intro  |              Chiefly in this—that the modern term ‘experience,’ while
172 Intro  |        instead of being veiled, as in modern times, under ambiguous and
173 Intro  |         tendency in them, just as the modern historian of ancient philosophy
174 Intro  |        difference between ancient and modern psychology, and we have
175 Intro  |          coexist.~So comprehensive is modern psychology, seeming to aim
176 Intro  |             as well as Plato would in modern phraseology have been termed
177 Intro  |              them. In like manner the modern inductive philosophy forgot
178 Intro  |        perceptions. At this point the modern philosophy of experience
179 Intro  |   metaphorically, both in ancient and modern philosophy, to express the
180 Intro  |      sensationalism or materialism in modern times, be allied to the
181 Intro  |    materialist doctrines prevalent in modern times have been associated
182 Intro  |              whether in ancient or in modern times, the mind is only
183 Intro  |            held with the precision of modern thinkers, but taken all
184 Intro  |               Western nations. Yet in modern times we have also drifted


Timaeus
    Part
185 Intro  |          obscure and repulsive to the modern reader, and has nevertheless
186 Intro  |            only by an effort that the modern thinker can breathe the
187 Intro  |             There is no danger of the modern commentators on the Timaeus
188 Intro  |      mythology.~A greater danger with modern interpreters of Plato is
189 Intro  |        anticipates the discoveries of modern science.~Section 1.~Socrates
190 Intro  |              not easily reproduced to modern eyes. The associations of
191 Intro  |        relation which geology does to modern science. But the Greek was
192 Intro  |             Like some philosophers in modern times, who are accused of
193 Intro  |              or generalization in the modern sense, they caught an inspiration
194 Intro  |             from argument. Analogy in modern times only points the way,
195 Intro  |              become more divided. The modern physicist confines himself
196 Intro  |             infancy of knowledge. The modern philosopher has always been
197 Intro  |               mechanics, in which the modern philosopher expects to find
198 Intro  |               he had arrived.~When in modern times we contemplate the
199 Intro  |          slower and surer path of the modern inductive philosophy. But
200 Intro  |           facts. When the thinkers of modern times, following Bacon,
201 Intro  |             periods in the history of modern philosophy which have been
202 Intro  |           process of discovery in the modern sense; but rather a process
203 Intro  |             metaphysical invention of modern times, which is at variance
204 Intro  |              may be compared with the modern conception of laws of nature.
205 Intro  |          unaccustomed to us, in which modern distinctions run into one
206 Intro  |               not acquainted with the modern distinction of subject and
207 Intro  |               has been given to it in modern times by geometry and metaphysics.
208 Intro  |              of the discovery, at the modern doctrine of gravitation.
209 Intro  |      commentators, ancient as well as modern, are inclined to believe,
210 Intro  |              actions,’ is approved by modern philosophy too. The same
211 Intro  |          Plato either with ancient or modern medicine. What light I can
212 Intro  |              Plato an anticipation of modern ideas as about some questions
213 Intro  |    approximated to the discoveries of modern science. The modern physical
214 Intro  |    discoveries of modern science. The modern physical philosopher is
215 Intro  |          falls short of the truths of modern science, though he is not
216 Intro  |           heavens? Astronomy, even in modern times, has made far greater
217 Intro  |              favourite speculation of modern chemistry is the explanation
218 Intro  |  approximations to the discoveries of modern physical science. First,
219 Intro  |            nature. The latest word of modern philosophy is continuity
220 Intro  |            touch great discoveries of modern times—the law of gravitation,
221 Intro  |          world, he rather affirms the modern thesis that nature abhors
222 Intro  |              said, in the language of modern philosophy, to resolve the
223 Intro  |            bodily constitution. So in modern times the speculative doctrine
224 Intro  |               Atlantis in ancient and modern times. It is a curious chapter
225 Intro  |             in the truth of it as the modern reader in Gulliver or Robinson
226 Intro  |              both of antiquity and of modern times, have not indulged