Socratic dialogue
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According to a fragment of [[Aristotle]], the first author of Socratic dialogue was Alexamenes of Teos, but we do not know anything else about him, whether Socrates appeared in his works, or how accurate Aristotle was in his unfavorable judgement about him. In addition to Plato and Xenophon, [[Antisthenes]], [[Aeschines Socraticus|Aeschines of Sphettos]], [[Phaedo of Elis]], [[Euclid of Megara]], [[Theocritus]], Tissaphernes and Aristotle all wrote Socratic dialogues, and [[Cicero]] wrote similar dialogues in Latin on philosophical and rhetorical themes, for example ''[[De re publica]]''. | According to a fragment of [[Aristotle]], the first author of Socratic dialogue was Alexamenes of Teos, but we do not know anything else about him, whether Socrates appeared in his works, or how accurate Aristotle was in his unfavorable judgement about him. In addition to Plato and Xenophon, [[Antisthenes]], [[Aeschines Socraticus|Aeschines of Sphettos]], [[Phaedo of Elis]], [[Euclid of Megara]], [[Theocritus]], Tissaphernes and Aristotle all wrote Socratic dialogues, and [[Cicero]] wrote similar dialogues in Latin on philosophical and rhetorical themes, for example ''[[De re publica]]''. | ||
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* Jowett, B. M.A. (1911). ''The Dialogues of Plato: Translated into English, with analyses and Introductions Vol.I''. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York | * Jowett, B. M.A. (1911). ''The Dialogues of Plato: Translated into English, with analyses and Introductions Vol.I''. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York | ||
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Socratic dialogue (Greek Σωκρατικός λόγος or Σωκρατικός διάλογος) is a genre of prose literary works developed in Greece at the turn of the fourth century BC, preserved today in the dialogues of Plato and the Socratic works of Xenophon - either dramatic or narrative - in which characters discuss moral and philosophical problems, illustrating the Socratic method. Socrates is often the main character.
Most accurately, the term refers to works in which Socrates is a character, though as a genre other texts are included; Plato's Laws and Xenophon's Hiero are Socratic dialogues in which a wise man other than Socrates leads the discussion (the Athenian Stranger and Simonides, respectively). Likewise, the stylistic format of the dialogues can vary; Plato's dialogues generally only contain the direct words of each of the speakers, while Xenophon's dialogues are written down as a continuous story, containing, along with the narration of the circumstances of the dialogue, the "quotes" of the speakers.
According to a fragment of Aristotle, the first author of Socratic dialogue was Alexamenes of Teos, but we do not know anything else about him, whether Socrates appeared in his works, or how accurate Aristotle was in his unfavorable judgement about him. In addition to Plato and Xenophon, Antisthenes, Aeschines of Sphettos, Phaedo of Elis, Euclid of Megara, Theocritus, Tissaphernes and Aristotle all wrote Socratic dialogues, and Cicero wrote similar dialogues in Latin on philosophical and rhetorical themes, for example De re publica.
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Plato
Generally, the works of Plato's early years are all considered to be Socratic dialogues, but many of the later ones are often included here as well.
- First Alcibiades
- Second Alcibiades
- Apology
- Charmides
- Cratylus
- Critias
- Crito
- Epinomis
- Euthydemus
- Euthyphro
- Gorgias
- Hippias Major
- Hippias Minor
- Ion
- Laches
- Lysis
- Meno
- Parmenides
- Protagoras
- Phaedo
- Phaedrus
- Philebus
- Republic
- Sophist
- Statesman
- Symposium
- Theaetetus
- Timaeus
Xenophon
Cicero
See also
References
- Jowett, B. M.A. (1911). The Dialogues of Plato: Translated into English, with analyses and Introductions Vol.I. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York
See also
- Socratic dialogues, Alcibiades the Schoolboy, Dialogue (literary and philosophical genre), List of speakers in Plato's dialogues