Meno and Other Dialogues

Charmides, Laches, Lysis, Meno

Plato, Robin Waterfield

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Worlds Classics
10 July 2009

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500

Series: Oxford World's Classics

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 the conversations 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 is an essential volume for understanding the brilliance of the first Western philosopher.

ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

By: Plato
Translated by: Robin Waterfield
Imprint: Worlds Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 180g
ISBN: 9780199555666
ISBN 10: 0199555664
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 10 July 2009
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Robin Waterfield has previously translated, for OWC, Herodotus' Histories, Plato's Republic, Symposium, Gorgias, Phaedrus, Aristotle's Physics, Plutarch's GReek Lives and Roman Lives, Euripides' Orestes and Other Plays and The First Philosophers