Select Works of John Burnet (10 vols.)

by John Burnet

Publishers:

Adam and Charles Black; Macmillan and Co.; Oxford University Press

and

4 more

, 1900–1930

Overview

Known for his authoritative philological work on Plato, John Burnet was a highly reputable Greek scholar. A fellow of Oxford and the British Academy, he turned down the position of chair of Greek at Harvard for other pursuits. His occupation with philosophy, particularly with Plato, likely began while he worked as an assistant to Lewis Campbell at St. Andrews, and evolved into passionate defense of new interpretations of Plato and Socrates. Burnet held the view that Plato’s dialogues all portrayed historically accurate representations of Socrates, and that Plato’s own philosophies did not appear until his later dialogues.

The Select Works of John Burnet (10 vols.) includes Burnet’s groundbreaking works on Plato, which are still widely studied today, as well as his other works on Greek philosophy (including Socrates and Aristotle) and a text addressing the education system during World War I. The collection contains John Burnet’s most substantial works, and two notable essays.

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Key Features

• Two authoritative works on Plato
• Scholarly explorations of Greek philosophy
• A text addressing the education system during World War I

Product Details

• Title: Select Works of John Burnet
• Author: John Burnet
• Volumes: 10
• Pages: 2,415

About John Burnet

John Burnet (1863–1928) was a Scottish classicist, known best for his landmark works on Plato. John Burnet Hall at the University of St. Andrews was named after him. He was educated at the University of Edinburgh and Balliol College at Oxford. He worked as an assistant to Lewis Campbell at the University of St. Andrews before becoming a professor of Latin at the University of Edinburgh and then professor of Greek at the University of St. Andrews. He was offered the chair of Greek at Harvard, but he turned down the offer to focus on his research. Burnet’s works on Plato have been authoritative texts for 100 years, and are still widely read today.