Project Gutenberg 1999-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 1191 Plato -428 -348 Πλάτων Jowett, Benjamin 1817 1893 Jowett, William Statesman Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statesman_(dialogue) Produced by Sue Asscher, and David Widger "Statesman" by Plato is a philosophical dialogue written during the late 4th century BC. The text explores the nature of statesmanship and the qualities that define a true leader, contrasting these ideals with the various forms of government and societal roles. Through a conversation featuring Socrates and other philosophical figures, Plato seeks to uncover the essence of political science and its application to governance, making compelling arguments about knowledge, power, and the ideal state. At the start of "Statesman," the dialogue opens with Socratic questioning about the classification of knowledge and the nature of a statesman. The Eleatic Stranger suggests that sciences can be divided into two main categories: theoretical and practical. As the conversation unfolds, the Stranger and Younger Socrates deliberate on the distinctions between various forms of governance and their respective practitioners, ultimately aiming to define what true statesmanship entails. The dialogue is structured around dialectical reasoning and explores various analogies, such as weaving, to illustrate the complexities of political leadership and the art of governing, setting the stage for a deeper philosophical inquiry into the essence of effective rule. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Classical literature Political science -- Early works to 1800 JC PA Text Category: Classics of Literature Category: Philosophy & Ethics 294268 2025-08-01T10:55:27.381859 text/html 288673 2013-01-16T10:58:18 text/html; charset=us-ascii 90328 2013-01-16T10:59:00 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 157649 2025-08-01T10:55:32.775719 application/epub+zip 159876 2025-08-01T10:55:29.161744 application/epub+zip 159876 2025-08-01T10:55:28.041774 application/epub+zip 277759 2025-08-01T10:55:35.535718 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263750 2025-08-01T10:55:32.090750 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 235776 2022-09-01T12:18:32.306259 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 253004 2025-08-01T10:55:26.886760 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 252846 2008-11-07T08:13:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 86930 2008-11-07T08:14:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19631 2025-08-01T10:55:35.681708 application/rdf+xml 10089 2025-08-01T10:55:28.553749 image/jpeg 2785 2025-08-01T10:55:28.296751 image/jpeg 155937 2025-08-01T10:55:27.403748 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia