Lysis by Plato
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"Lysis" by Plato is a dialogue written in the early period of Plato's work. In this philosophical conversation, Socrates encounters young men at a wrestling school and engages them in examining the nature of philia—an intimate bond deeper than modern friendship. Through questioning two boys, Lysis and Menexenus, Socrates explores whether true friendship exists between similar people, opposites, or something else entirely. Each promising definition is systematically challenged, leaving the nature of
loving friendship mysteriously unresolved. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Plato, 428? BCE-348? BCE |
|---|---|
| Translator | Jowett, Benjamin, 1817-1893 |
| Title | Lysis |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysis_(dialogue) |
| Credits | Produced by Sue Asscher, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 74.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | B: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion |
| LoC Class | PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Classical literature |
| Subject | Socrates, 470 BC-399 BC |
| Subject | Friendship -- Early works to 1800 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1579 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-01579-8 |
| Release Date | Dec 1, 1998 |
| Last Update | Jan 16, 2013 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1930 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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