Cornford, Francis Macdonald 1874-1943

The Republic of Plato by Plato ( Book )
68 editions published between 1941 and 2007 in English and held by 2,074 libraries worldwide
A model for the ideal state includes discussion of the nature and application of justice, the role of the philosopher in society, the goals of education, and the effects of art upon character. Bibliogs.

Before and after Socrates by Francis Macdonald Cornford ( Book )
46 editions published between 1932 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 1,678 libraries worldwide
The four lectures contained in this book were delivered at Cambridge in August,1932.

From religion to philosophy; a study in the origins of western speculation by Francis Macdonald Cornford ( Book )
23 editions published between 1900 and 2009 in English and held by 1,602 libraries worldwide
[This book] traces the burst of abstract speculation among pre-Socratic thinkers of the sixth century B.C. from the religious thought of the preceding era in Greece. Combining deep classical scholarship with anthropological and sociological insights, [it] examines the mythic precursors of enduring metaphysical concepts such as destiny, God, the soul, substance, nature, and immortality. -Back cover.

Plato's theory of knowledge : the Theaetetus and the Sophist of Plato by Plato ( Book )
56 editions published between 1934 and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 1,418 libraries worldwide

Plato's cosmology; the Timaeus of Plato by Plato ( Book )
40 editions published between 1937 and 2001 in English and held by 1,290 libraries worldwide

The origin of Attic comedy by Francis Macdonald Cornford ( Book )
29 editions published between 1914 and 2010 in English and Greek, Modern and held by 1,026 libraries worldwide

Principium sapientiae; the origins of Greek philosophical thought by Francis Macdonald Cornford ( Book )
26 editions published between 1952 and 1990 in English and held by 931 libraries worldwide

Plato and Parmenides. Parmenides' Way of truth and Plato's Parmenides by Plato ( Book )
20 editions published between 1939 and 1980 in English and held by 910 libraries worldwide

Greek religious thought from Homer to the age of Alexander by Francis Macdonald Cornford ( Book )
26 editions published between 1923 and 1971 in English and held by 882 libraries worldwide

Thucydides Mythistoricus by Francis Macdonald Cornford ( Book )
33 editions published between 1907 and 2006 in English and Chinese and held by 854 libraries worldwide