Contents -- Introduction -- PART ONE: Politics and Virtue -- 1 The World of the Dialogues -- 2 Virtue -- 3 Virtue and Politics: The Laws -- PART TWO: Politics and Philosophy -- 4 The Roots of Philosophy -- 5 Beauty and Nobility -- 6 Philosophy and Politics: The Republic -- PART THREE: Politics and Knowledge -- 7 Pleasure and the Soul -- 8 Knowledge and Illusion -- 9 Knowledge and Politics: The Statesman -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z.