Early Socratic Dialogues

by Emlyn-Jones Chris, Plato, Trevor Saunders (Editor), Trevor Saunders (Introduction), Trevor Saunders (Translator)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780141914077
Publisher:	Penguin UK
Publication date:	06/30/2005
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	400
Sales rank:	810,052
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

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.


Chris Emlyn-Jones teaches in the department of Classical Studies at the Open University.