In them plato cast his teacher socrates as the central disputant in colloquies that brilliantly probe a vast spectrum of philosophical ideas and issues. Plato s writings have been revised and interpreted by a variety of publishers. Dialogues of plato euthyphro is one of platos early dialogues, has been variously dated from 399 to 395 bce, shortly after the death of socrates in 399 bce. The main characters of this philosophy, classics story are euthyphro, meno. For plato, generally, to love other human beings is to direct ones mind to love of divinity. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Platos phaedo is one of the great dialogues of his middle period, along with the republic and. The dialogues of plato audiobook by plato 9781481547178. The socratic dialogues middle period, volume 2 audiobook. Listen to the dialogues of plato by plato available from rakuten kobo. Almost everything known about socrates comes from platos dialogues.
Download plato socrates and the dialogues audiobook free epub, mobi, pdf ebooks download, ebook torrents download. In these influential dialogueseuthyphro, apology, crito, meno, phaedo, symposiumplato employs the dialectic method to examine the trial and death of his mentor, socrates, and address the. Cooper is henry putnam university professor of philosophy, princeton university. The socratic dialogues middle period, volume 1 audiobook. This is one of the best if not the best audiobook ive thus far downloaded. Platos republic is a socratic dialogue which deals mainly with the definition of justice, the characteristics of a just city state and the just man. One of platos wellknown socratic dialogues, euthyphro probes the nature of piety, and notably poses the socalled euthyphro dilemma. The dialogues of plato, written between 427 and 347 bc, rank among the most important. Dialogues of plato by plato overdrive rakuten overdrive. Do the gods love a thing because it is holy, or is a thing holy because it is loved by the gods. The works which are most often assigned to platos early years are all considered to be socratic dialogues, written from 399 to 387. Almost everything known about socrates comes from plato s dialogues.
My audio library contains many books on philosophy with some historical nonfiction and science fiction sprinkled in. Alcibiades i plato audiobook and ebook all you can. Grubes distinguished translations, as revised by john cooper for plato, complete works hacket, 1997. Plato socrates and the dialogues audiobook free ebooks. It seems the dialogues of plato, is one of the few official accounts of socrates philosophies. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 156 pages and is available in paperback format. Timaeus is usually regarded as one of platos later dialogues, and provides an account of the creation of the universe, with physical, metaphysical and ethical dimensions, which had great influence over philosophers for centuries following. Although it was written more than two thousand years ago, many of the ideas and thoughts expounded here are still very much relevant to modern society. The republic is a socratic dialogue by plato, written in approximately 380 bc. Discussion on dialogues between plato and socrates by m sugrue addeddate 20180323 12. Like the early dialogues, the question is on whether the virtues needed by a statesman can be taught, on the importance of selfknowledge as a starting point for any leader.
Platos middle dialogues were writtten from 387 to 361 and platos latter dialogues were written in the period between 361 and his death in 347. Cooper has also contributed a number of new or expanded footnotes and updated suggestions for further reading. In them plato cast his teacher socrates as the central disputant in colloquies that brilliantly probe a. While this may be only partially the work of plato, or even not his at all, jowett favored the work with his magisterial translation and appears to favor its inclusion in. The dialogues of plato audiobook on cassette, 1995. The intro on the audio says that this is only 150 pages.
A number of new or expanded footnotes are also included along with an updated bibliography. This anthology volume includes five dialogues of plato. The first edition of the novel was published in 385, and was written by plato. Blackstone audiobooks features the dialogues of plato and an unabridged edition of the republic on audio cassette.
Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Euthyphro, apology, crito, meno, phaedo pdf epub book. Most famous are the first four, in which plato casts his teacher socrates as the central disputant in colloquies that brilliantly probe a vast spectrum of philosophical ideas and issues, among them art, beauty, virtue, and the nature of love. Unlike nearly all of platos philosophical contemporaries, platos entire body of work is believed to have survived intact for over 2,400 years. Timaeus plato audiobook and ebook all you can books. Of course, as a lecture series its not exactly an audio book, but never mind.
The socratic dialogues middle period, volume 2 audiobook by plato try our site with free audio books. I tried to listen to this recording a month ago when we were going over the republic. As in 33 minutes into the 2nd book in the audio version, i was 12 way through the 3rd book. If you like 1 month unlimited audiobook listening 12. The marriage between character and thought bursts forth as the guests gather at agathons house to celebrate the success of his first tragedy. The dialogues of plato, written between 427 and 347 b. Plato s phaedo is one of the great dialogues of his middle period, along with the republic and the symposium. The socratic dialogues middle period, volume 1 audiobook by plato, benjamin jowett translation try our site with free audio books. And there is also a free audio download of plato s apology available from the folks at voices in the dark. Topics plato, socrates, sugrue, greek, philosophy, audiobooks. The republic is generally placed in the middle period of platos dialogues that is, it is believed to be written after the early period dialogues but before the late period dialogues. Easily the best audiobook in my collection where does plato, socrates, and the dialogues rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far. And there is also a free audio download of platos apology available from the folks at voices in the dark. Books by plato sorted by popularity project gutenberg.
Apology, crito, and phaedo are dialogues in which plato details the philosopher socrates last days. His peers in athens knew that well and most revered him and sought his valuable thoughts, bought his arguments and honoured. The phaedo, which depicts the death of socrates, is also plato s seventh and last dialogue to detail the philosophers final days the first six being theaetetus, euthyphro, sophist, statesman, apology, and crito. Platos dialogue in the symposium, which has as its topic the subject of love, explores the idea of love as a means of ascent to contemplation of the divine. With wit and insight, they all present their ideas about love from erixymachus scientific naturalism to aristophanes comic fantasy. There are also many titles about socrates and plato.
Plato, socrates, and the dialogues audiobook michael. This is the best audio book of platos republic and its. Dialogues of plato euthyphro is one of plato s early dialogues, has been variously dated from 399 to 395 bce, shortly after the death of. To learn more about platos and socrates ideas of justice and political theory, listen to the republic, available as a full cast dramatization an audio. The dialogues of plato, written between 427 and 347 bc, rank among the most important and influential works in western thought. The dialogues of plato audiobook free the dialogues of plato. However, the distinction of this group from the early dialogues is not as clear as the. It is one of the most influential works of philosophy and political theory, and arguably platos best known work. Grubes distinguished translations, as revised by john cooper for plato, complete works. Where does plato, socrates, and the dialogues rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far. The republic, by plato, full length audiobook youtube. Written by plato, audiobook narrated by pat bottino.
This is a test of sorts, im currently rereading the dialogues of plato and thought i would record them, if you all enjoy it and would like to hear. Project gutenberg offers 61,909 free ebooks to download. The dialogues of plato audiobook free download the dialogues of. To learn more about plato s and socrates ideas of justice and political theory, listen to the republic, available as a full cast dramatization an audio download. In them plato cast his teacher socrates as the central disputant in colloquies that brilliantly probe.
Five dialogues euthyphro, apology, crito, meno, phaedo by g. Platos writings have been revised and interpreted by a variety of publishers. Most famous are the first four, in which plato casts his teacher socrates as the central disputant in colloquies that brilliantly probe a vast spectrum of philosophical ideas and issues. Platos phaedo is one of the great dialogues of his middle period, along with the republic and the symposium. More about the author of critias, famed greek philosopher plato. The dramatic nature of platos dialogues is delightfully evident in symposium.
841 899 830 963 1409 1247 1379 157 1671 1430 1610 900 1067 712 279 825 158 655 944 1437 933 952 1258 1381 420 1135 686 509 1473