Benjamin Jowett
7 books
About the Author
Benjamin Jowett was a distinguished English classical scholar, translator, and educator whose career was closely associated with Balliol College, Oxford, where he served as Master. Celebrated for making Plato accessible to English-speaking readers, he combined intellectual rigor with clear, elegant prose and helped shape modern approaches to classical philosophy. His influential work encompasses individual dialogues and comprehensive collections, including Charmides, Plato: The Complete Works (Feathers Classics), and The Socratic Dialogues series. Jowett’s translations remain valued for their readability, interpretive insight, and enduring contribution to the study of ancient Greek thought.
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scholarly
interpretive
Books by Benjamin Jowett
