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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Helfer, Ariel, author. | Plato. Epistles. English (Helfer)

Title: Plato’s Letters : the political challenges of the philosophic life / Ariel Helfer.

Description: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2023. | Series: Agora editions | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2023006805 (print) | LCCN 2023006806 (ebook) | ISBN 9781501772894 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781501772900 (epub) | ISBN 9781501772917 (pdf)

Subjects: LCSH: Plato. Epistles—Criticism and interpretation. | Plato—Political and social views.

Classification: LCC B391.E83 H45 2023 (print) | LCC B391.E83 (ebook) | DDC 184—dc23/eng/20230608

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2023006805

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2023006806