Project Gutenberg 2011-05-12 Public domain in the USA. 150 Plato -428 -348 Πλάτων Zambas, Kyriakos 1866 Ζάμπας, Κυριάκος Νόμοι και Επινομίς, Τόμος Α Laws and Epinomis, Volume A Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laws_(dialogue) Wikipedia page about this book: https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9D%CF%8C%CE%BC%CE%BF%CE%B9_(%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%AC%CE%BB%CE%BF%CE%B3%CE%BF%CF%82) Produced by Sophia Canoni. Book provided by Iason Konstantinides "Νόμοι και Επινομίς, Τόμος Α" by Plato is a philosophical work written in the 4th century BC. This text delves into the nature of laws, governance, and the ethical underpinnings of society, primarily through dialogue among prominent figures such as Athenian visitors and Cretan interlocutors. The conversation explores how the character and structure of laws can shape a just city-state and the role of virtue in legislation. The opening of this work presents a dialogue initiated by an Athenian discussing the origins and divine inspiration behind laws. The characters, including Kleínias from Crete and Megillos from Sparta, engage in a philosophical discussion about the essential qualities of laws and governance, particularly focusing on military training, communal resources, and the nature of virtue. They ponder the idea that society is in constant conflict, both externally with other states and internally among its own members, suggesting that the foundational laws should promote not just order but the ethical growth of individuals and communities. The dialogue sets the stage for deeper inquiries about justice and the role of a legislator in ensuring a virtuous society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 95.7 (5th grade). Very easy to read. el Political science -- Early works to 1800 State, The -- Early works to 1800 JC Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Classics of Literature Category: Philosophy & Ethics 381782 2025-06-14T17:01:40.332783 text/html 381603 2025-01-14T16:43:13.365090 text/html 156178 2025-06-14T17:01:46.551744 application/epub+zip 160213 2025-06-14T17:01:42.346770 application/epub+zip 160213 2025-06-14T17:01:41.082784 application/epub+zip 372824 2025-06-14T17:01:49.517731 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373069 2025-06-14T17:01:45.796780 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 329857 2022-09-16T13:27:13.207489 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 327578 2025-06-14T17:01:39.945801 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 327363 2011-05-13T07:14:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 81694 2011-05-13T07:28:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18188 2025-06-14T17:01:49.694714 application/rdf+xml 14759 2025-06-14T17:01:41.684750 image/jpeg 4068 2025-06-14T17:01:41.405751 image/jpeg 152985 2025-06-14T17:01:40.366779 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