The Dialogues of Plato, Volume One: (Apology, Crito, Phaedo, Charmides, Laches, Lysis, Euthyphro, Menexenus, Ion, Gorgias, Protagoras, Meno) (Plato’s Shorter Dialogues) - Softcover

Plato

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1500711705 ISBN 13: 9781500711702

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

The Dialogues of Plato, Volume One

Early Dialogues

Socrates figures in all of these, and they are considered the most faithful representations of the historical Socrates; hence they are also called the Socratic dialogues. Most of them consist of Socrates discussing a subject, often an ethical one (friendship, piety) with a friend or with someone presumed to be an expert on it. Through a series of questions he will show that apparently they don't understand it at all. It is left to the reader to figure out if "he" really understands "it". This makes these dialogues "indirect" teachings. This period also includes several pieces surrounding the trial and execution of Socrates.

- The Apology
- Crito
- Phaedo
- Charmides, or Temperance
- Laches; or Courage
- Lysis; or Friendship
- Euthyphro
- Menexenus
- Ion

The following are variously considered transitional or middle period dialogues:

- Gorgias
- Protagoras
- Meno

About this title

About the Author:

Plato ( 428/427 BC – 348/347 BC) was a philosopher in Classical Greece. He was also a mathematician, student of Socrates, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. Along with his mentor, Socrates, and his student, Aristotle, Plato helped to lay the foundations of Western philosophy and science. In the words of A. N. Whitehead:

The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato. I do not mean the systematic scheme of thought which scholars have doubtfully extracted from his writings. I allude to the wealth of general ideas scattered through them.

Plato's sophistication as a writer is evident in his Socratic dialogues; thirty-six dialogues and thirteen letters have been ascribed to him. Plato's writings have been published in several fashions; this has led to several conventions regarding the naming and referencing of Plato's texts. Plato's dialogues have been used to teach a range of subjects, including philosophy, logic, ethics, rhetoric, religion and mathematics. Plato is one of the most important founding figures in Western philosophy.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1500711705
• ISBN 13: 9781500711702
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 670
• Illustrator: Classic Good Time