Euthydemus. Gorgias

Plato, Christopher Emlyn-Jones

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Harvard University Press
25 December 2025

History; Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500

Series: Loeb Classical Library

Socrates against sophistry.

Plato of Athens, who laid the foundations of the Western philosophical tradition and in range and depth ranks among its greatest practitioners, was born to a prosperous and politically active family circa 427 BC. In early life an admirer of Socrates, Plato later founded the first institution of higher learning in the West, the Academy, among whose many notable alumni was Aristotle. Traditionally ascribed to Plato are thirty-five dialogues developing Socrates' dialectic method and composed with great stylistic virtuosity, together with the Apology and thirteen letters.

The two dialogues in this volume, Euthydemus and Gorgias, probably date from the end of Plato's early period in the late 380s. They contrast Socrates' aims and methods with those of sophists, rhetoricians, and others who claimed the ability to teach excellence (aretYYYY), while illustrating Socrates' own conception thereof not as worldly power or political success but as a personal search for wisdom leading to happiness. Gorgias also contains a classic refutation of the ""might is right"" philosophy represented by Callicles, a ruthless up-and-coming politician.

This edition, which replaces the original Loeb editions by Sir Walter R. M. Lamb, offers text, translation, and annotation that are fully current with modern scholarship.

By: Plato
Edited and translated by: Christopher Emlyn-Jones
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 162mm, Width: 108mm,
ISBN: 9780674997691
ISBN 10: 0674997697
Series: Loeb Classical Library
Pages: 560
Publication Date: 25 December 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Chris Emlyn-Jones is Emeritus Professor of Classical Studies, The Open University, United Kingdom.