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The Socratic Dialogues Early Regular price: $25.00

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Period, Volume 2
Gorgias, Protagoras, Meno, Euthydemus, Buy for 1 credit

Lesser Hippias, Greater Hippias

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By: Plato, Benjamin Jowett - translator
Narrated by: David Rintoul, full cast Add to cart
Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
Release date: 11-06-17
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Here, in this second collection of Socratic Dialogues from Plato's Early Period, read by David Rintoul as Socrates with a full cast, are contrasting six works. Often, as
with Gorgias, which opens the recording, Socrates combats the popular subjects of sophistry and rhetoric, in direct conversation with Gorgias (a leading sophist
teacher), and with one of his pupils, Callicles.

In Meno, Socrates encounters another Gorgias pupil, Meno, and a debate on 'virtue' ensues. Virtue is also the topic in Protagoras, though this dialogue is largely
narrated by Socrates (David Rintoul), who 'reports' the conversation which had taken place shortly before.

Euthydemus is one of the most entertaining of all the Socratic Dialogues, with the two vastly overconfident brothers Euthydemus and Dionysodorus, supposedly
capable wrestlers, boxers and musicians, who have come to Athens to teach sophistry. They enter into philosophical debate with Socrates, who at times is almost
amazed by their brash sense of superiority.

The Lesser Hippias dialogue considers issues of morality, truth and lies, with reference to Homer's great characters Achilles and Odysseus, while the Greater
Hippias enquires into the nature of beauty.

Translation: Benjamin Jowett.

Public Domain (P)2017 Ukemi Productions Ltd

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Language: English
Publisher: Ukemi Audiobooks from W. F. Howes Ltd

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Story Overall a good listen as this was the early period of Socratic dialogues I did not feel the overwhelming
sense of wisdom that you would find in the symposium or other later works but a good listen and a good
Noah lesson none the less
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Overall Excellent
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Story This is an excellent audio book. I highly recommend it. It is read by an actor and cast.

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01-02-22
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Overall an excellent performance

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Story It was an excellent performance. Well spoken and faithful to the spirit of Plato's Socratic dialogues.

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07-10-18
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4 people found this helpful

Overall A Dishonest Translation

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Story An enthusiastic performance gives what value there is.

Sean Vikoren It is a shot walk to verify the failure of the translation.

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Overall Very very very good...

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Story Excellent work...What more can one say of such a performance...Will definitely listen many times with
great pleasure.
Mohad Cheridi
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Overall Great Performance of the Socratic Dialogues

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Story Just how Socrates was meant to be ingested, through verbal conversation! Very well performed! Highly
recommended as a great way to accessibly access the rich works of Socrates!
Timothy W. Harting
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Overall Plato was woke af & David R sounded straight fire

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Story I was looking for the answers to life, little did I expect to also feel enlightened

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Overall Phenomenal
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Story The book is phenomenal including the professional narration and storyline.
I very recommend the book to all philosophers, scientists, mathematicians and politicians.
Roman Greenberg
06-21-22
Great performance

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Overall Poor narration in every way

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Story if youve listened to Gildan media Platos Republic you know the narration is outstanding... this audiobook
is almost unbearable for the reason it sounds nothing like a socratic/greek dialouge. If I hadnt seen the
Kenny ford title it could be mistaken for a discourse in a poorly lit british hotel . The accencts and even some of the
09-04-20
conversational flow (also read too fast leaving no room for emphasise) is heavily british and in this setting
is off putting for me atleast

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