Meno and Other Dialogues

by Plato; Waterfield, Robin

• ISBN13: 9780192804259
• ISBN10: 0192804251
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-08-04
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Meno Charmides Laches Lysis'Do please try to tell us what courage is...'In these four dialogues Plato considers virtue and its definition. Charmides, Laches, and Lysis investigate the specific virtues of self-control, courage, and friendship; the later Meno discusses the concept of virtue as a whole, and whether it is something that can be taught. In theconversations between Socrates and his interlocutors, moral concepts are debated and shown to be more complex than at first appears, until all the participants in the conversations are reduced to bafflement.The artistry as well as the philosophy of these dialogues has always been widely admired. The introduction to this edition explains the course of the four dialogues and examines the importance of Socrates' questions and arguments, and the notes cover major and minor points in more detail. This isan essential volume for understanding the brilliance of the first Western philosopher.

Author Biography

Robin Waterfield is a translator and the author of Athens: A History.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
Note on the Texts	p. xlvii
Select Bibliography	p. xlviii
Charmides	p. 1
Laches	p. 35
Lysis	p. 67
Meno	p. 97
Explanatory Notes	p. 144
Textual Notes	p. 184
Index of Names	p. 186
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