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Title: Plato (Past Masters) by R. M. Hare, Richard M. Hare ISBN: 0-19-287586-8 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: January, 1983 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95

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Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Well written!
Comment: I'd read summaries of Plato's philosophy before in other books: "The Story of Philosophy" by Durant has 40 pp. on Plato and "From Socrates to Sartre: the Philosophical Quest" by Lavine has 59 pp. on Plato. Richard Hare gives a much fuller introduction with just a few more pages (75 pp.). I learned so much more about Plato from this book, I was amazed at what I was missing from other introductions. Concise and well written. A pleasure to read.

Rating: 5
Summary: excellent, understandable introduction
Comment: Everyone who thinks that philosophy in general and Plato in particular is dry and cryptic should try this book. In only about 80 pages, R.M.Hare, a distinguished philosopher himself, manages to give an account of the entire scope of Plato's work without relying on the sophisticated apparatus of modern philosophical terminology. This not only makes the book accessible for a wider audience but also provides a better understanding of some of Plato's philosophical problems, since he did not have that apparatus at hand either. The book gives biographical information on Plato, outlines his views on epistemology, ethics and the state and finally looks at the influence of Platonist philosophy, which can be found throughout the history of human thought. The main feature, in my view, of the work is the explanation of Plato's Theory of Ideas in terms of logic rather than esoteric. This interpretation has long been known among experts but here it is laid out for a more general public. One should also take a close look at the examination of Plato's "Republic" and find out that it is not an early version of "1984". "Plato" by R.M.Hare will thus be an excellent choice for anyone interested in the foundations of western thought or the history of ideas and also for experts as a concise summary.