I agree with most of the recommendations. Some advice for getting into Plato, for the untrained reader:
The Bloom translation of Republic is the classic. Any older English translation is suspect, for reasons explained in the introduction. Happy to share a copy with anyone who needs one.
On the whole, I think someone who feels they have a good learning curve reading Plato sensitively would do better reading more Plato than Strauss, though they should trust their own intuitions here and not mine.
Nothing wrong with starting cold with Republic, but Holbo and Waring’s Reason and Persuasion seems like an unusual combo of accessible and careful to respect the integrity of the signal.
I agree with most of the recommendations. Some advice for getting into Plato, for the untrained reader:
The Bloom translation of Republic is the classic. Any older English translation is suspect, for reasons explained in the introduction. Happy to share a copy with anyone who needs one.
On the whole, I think someone who feels they have a good learning curve reading Plato sensitively would do better reading more Plato than Strauss, though they should trust their own intuitions here and not mine.
Nothing wrong with starting cold with Republic, but Holbo and Waring’s Reason and Persuasion seems like an unusual combo of accessible and careful to respect the integrity of the signal.