Books by Plato Plato is the great teacher for our Western Civilization. Like intellect and manhood, Plato has been largely forgotten as mankind devolved into something preferably forgettable. Reading Plato, you rise above the socially-acceptable insanity of the modern era, and you return to the "Aha!" certainty of a more beautiful, self-evident, and profound way of thinking. Every person, young and old, will benefit from Plato's wisdom. Instead of just accepting this and that as suggested by the various media, it is better to pause awhile, humbly acknowledge one's place as an out-and-out beginner --- and then, excitedly, learn how to think.

Great Dialogues of Plato $6.95 Many of Plato's best writings are gathered here. In reading this book, you may forget your former self, finding out that Plato's mind is really like your own long-forgotten true mind, after all. When you have read the book a few more times, you may wonder --- who is the writer, who the reader, and what is this peculiar modern world which does not understand all of this? The answers will be found by reading the book again.

The Symposium : $9.00 The Symposium is about love, leading the honest soul from the lesser to the greater, from fleeting earthly pleasures to the true love that endures. In this little book, you may learn more than a lifetime of misguided love affairs might teach.

Plato Online --- all of his writings.

 

Books by Plutarch Plutarch is like a wise old father --- demonstrating, without compromise, how men become men. Especially in the midst of our effeminate and trivial modern society, Plutarch's words may sober us up and set us straight. In the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson, If we explore the literature of Heroism, we shall quickly come to Plutarch, who is its Doctor and historian.  ... I must think we are more deeply indebted to him than to all the ancient writers.  Each of his "Lives" is a refutation to the despondency and cowardice of our religious and political theorists.  A wild courage, a stoicism not of the schools, but of the blood, shines in every anecdote, and has given that book its immense fame.

The Lives, Volume 1 by Plutarch: $11.16 These stories of powerful men may help each man to be worthy of his calling. Women who read this book may remember what manhood is all about, and may then choose their mate more wisely. In this volume, Plutarch includes the lives of Agesilaus, Timoleon, Solon, and many other noteworthy Greek and Roman men.

The Lives, Volume 2 by Plutarch: $10.17 In this second volume are included the lives of Caesar, Galba, Artaxerxes, and numerous other men whose lives fill the spectrum of manly possibilities.

Plutarch Online: all of his writings.

Books by Plotinus Plotinus is seriously stoned. That is, he is constantly in remembrance of original Being, respectful to the things above and below, fully aware of the intelligent Universe. After numerous mystical experiences, he has become wise and kind. Listening to his words is like listening to the Logos itself as you journey through the archetypal catacombs toward initiation. Following upon Plato, Plotinus extends Plato's ideas into a greater range of divine beauty, of factual poetry, and of a comprehensive understanding as to how the higher levels of mind necessarily create the lower levels --- and that our way back to the higher levels begins when we consciously reverse this natural declension. A word of warning, however --- while much of Plotinus' writing is astoundingly beautiful and profoundly simple, there are also many passages which are highly involved in numerous levels of meaning, idea intertwined with idea in a mandatory complexity. Plotinus can be difficult reading. Yet for those who make the attempt, the reward is great.

The Enneads : Abridged Edition by Plotinus: $10.88 Here are the Enneads by Plotinus, translated by Stephen MacKenna, in an abridged version. Even though abridged, still the book is 688 pages in length. All of the essential Plotinus is gathered here.

Plotinus : The Enneads by Plotinus: $47.25 This volume is the best edition to date of the unabridged definitive Stephen MacKenna translation.

Plotinus Online --- all of his writings.