Rich in drama and humour, they include the controversial Ion, a debate on poetic inspiration; Laches, in which Socrates seeks to define bravery; and Euthydemus, which considers the relationship between philosophy and politics. Together, these dialogues provide a definitive portrait of the real Socrates and raise issues still keenly debated by philosophers, forming an incisive overview of Plato's philosophy.
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As the father of Western philosophy, who transformed Greek thought with his questioning insights into life and ethics, Socrates (470--399 bc) was a powerful inspiration -- and major irritant -- to the Athenians of his day. After his trial and execution on charges of heresy and the corruption of young minds, his greatest pupil Plato (c. 427--347 bc) wrote these early dialogues as an act of homage.
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- A History of Greek Philosophy: Volume 4, Plato: The Man and his Dialogues: Earlier Period (Plato - The Man & His Dialogues - Earlier Period) by W. K. C. Guthrie on 7 pages
- The Dialogues of Plato (Bantam Classic) by Plato on 7 pages
- A History of Greek Philosophy: Volume 1, The Earlier Presocratics and the Pythagoreans by W. K. C. Guthrie on 7 pages
- The Sophistic Movement by G. B. Kerferd on 6 pages
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- The Last Days of Socrates: Euthyphro; The Apology; Crito; Phaedo (Penguin Classics) by Plato on 4 pages
- Does Socrates Have a Method?: Rethinking the Elenchus in Plato's Dialogues and Beyond by Gary Alan Scott on page 288, page 289, and Back Matter
- The Platonic Political Art: A Study of Critical Reason and Democracy by John R. Wallach on page 101, page 166, and Back Matter
- The Politics (Penguin Classics) by Aristotle in Front Matter, and Index
- The Consolations of Philosophy by Alain De Botton in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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