Best way to obtain Plato's works?

[Anonymous No.9679658]

I am looking to get ahold of Plato's works and ideally would like them in paperback however the price is quite a lot. I do however have a Kindle and every work of Plato that I would need is on there for free but I'm not sure how good the translation will be. What is the best version to get?

[Anonymous No.9679719]

There is no best version. You should be reading these books multiple times so there's no reason you can't try multiple different translations. Watch this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCyjm58NUos

[Anonymous No.9679722]

>>9679658
The translations are Benjamin Jowett's btw.

[Anonymous No.9680032]

>>9679722
avoid jowett desu senpai

[Anonymous No.9680065]

Pic related there is always libgen

[Anonymous No.9680879]

>>9679658
The best way to obtain Plato's complete works is to Google, "Plato's Complete Works, Hackett Publishing PDF." You will see a link to said pdf, which you will then put on your Kindle, should you be wise enough to have one, and then you will read said pdf until finished.

You're welcome.

[Anonymous No.9681056]

>>9680879
God bless you.

[Anonymous No.9681060]

>>9680065
I have this and find the translations very unpleasant to read. The English is almost difficult to follow with the way the translator mixes past and present tenses and phrases the clauses. 6/10.

[Anonymous No.9681110]

>>9680032
Why do you say that? I think most of the works I've read so far have been by him, I thought they were fine.

[Anonymous No.9681661]

>>9681060
I read it cover to cover and I think you're full of shit or just stupid. The translations are fine.

[Anonymous No.9681666]

ITT: Pseudo-intellectuals who think Plato's raving about episteme and "eternal" knowledge is anything else but meaningless babbling.

[Anonymous No.9681672]

>>9681666
It seems like ITT: people are discussing translators.