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9780140455038

Early Socratic Dialogues

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  • ISBN13:

    9780140455038

  • ISBN10:

    0140455035

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-12-27
  • Publisher: Penguin Classics

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Summary

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.

Author Biography

Plato (c. 427-û347 BC) was one of the shapers of the intellectual tradition of the West and sought cures for the ills of society in philosophy.
Trevor J. Saunders has translated many volumes of Plato for Penguin Classics, including The Laws.
Chris Emlyn-Jones teaches in the department of classical studies at the Open University.

Table of Contents

PREFACE TO 2005 EDITION 7(2)
EDITOR'S PREFACE 9(2)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 11(2)
INTRODUCTION TO SOCRATES 13(26)
1. Childish Questions
13(1)
2. Socrates and His Predecessors
14(1)
3. The Sources for Socrates
15(4)
4. Induction
19(1)
5. Definition
20(2)
6. Practical Implications
22(1)
7. Socrates' Paradoxes
23(2)
8. Socratic Eudaemonism
25(2)
9. Other Paradoxes
27(1)
10. The Supreme Socratic Paradox
28(1)
11.. Socratic Elenchus
29(3)
12. Socrates and Plato
32(1)
13. Socrates and Greek Democracy
33(2)
14. The Purpose of the Dialogues
35(4)
ION
Introduction
39(8)
Summary
47(2)
Translation with running comment
49(20)
LACHES
Introduction
69(12)
Summary
81(2)
Translation with running comment
83(36)
LYSIS
Introduction
119(10)
Summary
129(2)
Translation with running comment
131(34)
CHARMIDES
Introduction
165(10)
Summary
175(2)
Translation with running comment
177(36)
HIPPIAS MAJOR AND HIPPIAS MINOR
Introduction
213(4)
Introduction to Hippias Major
217(12)
Summary
229(2)
Translation with running comment
231(36)
Introduction to Hippias Minor
267(6)
Summary
273(2)
Translation with running comment
275(22)
EUTHYDEMUS
Introduction
297(16)
Summary
313(2)
Translation with running comment
315(62)
APPENDIX
Some Fragments of Aeschines of Sphettus
377(4)
BIBLIOGRAPHIES 381(16)
SELECTIVE INDEX OF GREEK PERSONAL NAMES 397

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