|  |  Symposium and Phaedrus
by Plato
Two important dialogues offer crucial insights into Platonic doctrine. Symposium deals with ultimate manifestation of love, eternal beauty. Phaedrus discusses psychology of love, "forms" as objects of transcendental emotion. Jowett translation.
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 Politics
by Aristotle
Intellectually stimulating work describes the ideal state and ponders how it can bring about the most desirable life for its citizens. Famed Jowett translation of Aristotle's masterwork.
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| |  Gorgias and Timaeus
by Plato
Gorgias addresses the temptations of success and the rewards of a moral life while Timaeus explains the world in terms not only of physical laws but also of metaphysical and religious principles.
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| |  Laws
by Plato, Benjamin Jowett
A lively dialogue between a foreign philosopher and a powerful statesman reflects the essence of Platonic reasoning on political theory and practice. It also embodies the philosopher's practical ideas about a utopian republic.
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 On the Nature of Things
by Lucretius, W. E. Leonard
The primary source for contemporary knowledge of Epicurean thought, Lucretius' great didactic poem theorizes that natural causes are the forces behind earthly phenomena and dismisses the concept of divine intervention.
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| |  Enchiridion
by Epictetus, George Long
A first-century Stoic, Epictetus argued that we will always be happy if we learn to desire that things should be exactly as they are. His Enchiridion distills his teachings to illuminate a way to a tranquil life.
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