Download or read book Sophist written by Plato and published by Hackett Publishing. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fluent and accurate new translation of the dialogue that, of all Plato's works, has seemed to speak most directly to the interests of contemporary and analytical philosophers. White's extensive introduction explores the dialogue's central themes, its connection with related discussions in other dialogues, and its implicaiton for the interpretation of Plato's metaphysics.