Plato audiobooks
The Republic
by PlatoThe Republic is a Socratic dialogue by Plato, written in approximately 380 BC. It is one of the most influential works of philosophy and political theory, and Plato's best known work...
Apology
by PlatoApology is a Socratic dialogue by Plato about how Socrates defended himself against the charges against him defined as "Corrupting the young minds by not believing in God". The Apology, which depicts the death of Socrates, is among the four Plato dialogues to detail the philosopher's final days, along with Euthyphro, Phaedo, and Crito...
The Symposium
by PlatoThe Symposium is a philosophical book written by Plato sometime after 385 BCE. On one level the book deals with the genealogy, nature and purpose of love, on another level the book deals with the topic of knowledge, specifically how does one know what one knows. The topic of love is taken up in the form of a group of speeches, given by a group of m..
Euthyphro
by PlatoEuthyphro is a Socratic dialogue whose events occur in the weeks before the trial of Socrates, for which Socrates and Euthyphro attempt to establish a definitive meaning for the word piety (virtue). The Euthyphro dialogue occurs near the court of the archon basileus (king magistrate), where Socrates and Euthyphro encounter each other; each man is p..