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Excerpt from The Works of Plato Abridg''d, Vol. 1 of 2: With an Account of His Life, Philosophy, Morals, and Politicks, Together With a Translation of His Choicest Dialogues in Two Volumes
The Athenians heretofore by a publick decree forbad, that the Names of Hormodiw, and Ari/io goo/1, who had deliver''d their Countrey from the Tyranny of Hzppizu'' and Hipparobw, fhould ever be given to Slaves: for they thought it a horrible Indignity by fo fhameful a Communication to bla?: thole Names that were devoted to the publick Lia berty. Philofophy is another Deliverer, {he tri umphs over Vices, overthrows Impiety, and con founds the Wifdom of the World. ''tis fomewhat greater than the Arts, and than what Men commonly call the Sciences ''tis the love of true Wiidom, the knowledg of Divine and Humane Things, that is to fay,the Science ofgod, a Science which teaches us to know the relation which our Souls necellarily bear to their Creator, and by and in him, to all rational Creatures, and which produces the certain knowledge of all our Duties, towards God, our Neighbours and our Selves.
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The Athenians heretofore by a publick decree forbad, that the Names of Hormodiw, and Ari/io goo/1, who had deliver''d their Countrey from the Tyranny of Hzppizu'' and Hipparobw, fhould ever be given to Slaves: for they thought it a horrible Indignity by fo fhameful a Communication to bla?: thole Names that were devoted to the publick Lia berty. Philofophy is another Deliverer, {he tri umphs over Vices, overthrows Impiety, and con founds the Wifdom of the World. ''tis fomewhat greater than the Arts, and than what Men commonly call the Sciences ''tis the love of true Wiidom, the knowledg of Divine and Humane Things, that is to fay,the Science ofgod, a Science which teaches us to know the relation which our Souls necellarily bear to their Creator, and by and in him, to all rational Creatures, and which produces the certain knowledge of all our Duties, towards God, our Neighbours and our Selves.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Plato Plato
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ISBN - 9780483558939
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Page Count - 672
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Plato Plato
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