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"This is the best translation available of a lively and challenging dialogue, which sets before the reader profound questions about the use and misuse of reason." --Myles Burnyeat, University of Cambridge

"Eutidemo o el disputador", de Plat n. Plat n fue un Fil sofo griego, alumno de S crates y maestro de Arist teles (427 adC - 347 adC)

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Euthydemus, written c. 384 BC, is a dialogue by Plato which satirizes what Plato presents as the logical fallacies of the Sophists. In it, Socrates describes to his friend Crito a visit he and various youths paid to two brothers,... Read Full Overview

Euthydemus is a philosophical dialogue written by ancient Greek philosopher Plato. The dialogue takes place between Socrates and two brothers, Euthydemus and Dionysodorus, who are sophists - teachers of rhetoric and argumentation. The dialogue begins with Euthydemus and Dionysodorus... Read Full Overview

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Eutidemo es un di logo de Plat n en el que, mediante un magistral recurso dram tico, se contrapone la er stica propia de los sofistas con la dial ctica practicada por S crates.El di logo est compuesto por un pr logo (217a-275c) en el que la conversaci n entre S crates y Crit... Read Full Overview

Crito: Who was the person, Socrates, with whom you were talking yesterday at the Lyceum? There was such a crowd around you that I could not get within hearing, but I caught a sight of him over their heads, and I made out, as I thought, that he was a stranger with whom you were... Read Full Overview

Le philosophe Criton rencontre son ami Socrate, et l'interroge sur sa conversation qu'il l'a vu entretenir la veille au gymnase du Lyc e en pr sence de Clinias et d'un public de plus en plus nombreux, dont il faisait partie. Socrate lui r pond qu'il s'agit des fr res Euthyd me... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Euthydemus is a philosophical dialogue written by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato. The dialogue takes place between Socrates and two brothers, Euthydemus and Dionysodorus, who are sophists, or professional teachers of rhetoric and argumentation. The dialogue explores the... Read Full Overview

English summary: The Euthydemus Dialogue has long been one of the most neglected dialogues of Plato among scholars. The reason for this neglect might rest on the comedic elements in the dialogue, which are deployed in form and content to a significant degree. Gradually,... Read Full Overview

Explore the fascinating world of ancient Greek philosophy with Plato's "Euthydemus," a captivating exploration of logic and the art of argumentation. This historical text delves into the intellectual landscape of Socrates' era, examining the methods and impact of the Sophists... Read Full Overview

"The Dialogues of Plato - Euthydemus" from Plato. Philosopher in Classical Greece (427-347).