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Lysis

428? BCE-348? BCE Plato · Benjamin Jowett

FormatEbook
Published1998
Words12,505
LanguageEnglish
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In this Socratic dialogue, Plato examines the nature of friendship through a conversation involving Socrates and two young men, though it reaches no firm conclusion. Suitable for students and general readers interested in ancient Greek philosophy and Plato's early works, in Benjamin Jowett's translation.

428? BCE-348? BCE Plato

Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher active in the 4th and 5th centuries BCE, who wrote philosophical dialogues. He is known for founding the Academy in Athens and for foundational contributions to Western philosophy, including works on ethics, politics, and metaphysics.

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