Hippias Minor, or On Lying, is thought to be one of Plato's early works. Socrates matches wits with an arrogant polymath who is also a smug literary critic. Hippias believes that Homer can be taken at face value, and that Achilles may be believed when he says he hates liars, whereas Odysseus' resourceful behavior …
The Philebus, is one of the surviving Socratic dialogues written in the 4th century BC by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato. Apart from Socrates, the primary speaker in Philebus, the other speakers are Philebus and Protarchus. But Philebus, who wants to defend the life of pleasure, hedonism, which Socrates describes …
The Charmides is a dialogue of Plato, in which Socrates engages a handsome and popular boy in a conversation about the meaning of sophrosyne, a Greek word usually translated into English as "temperance", "self-control", or "restraint". As is typical with Platonic early dialogues, the two never arrive at a completely …
《会饮篇》是古希腊哲学家柏拉图的一篇对话式作品,在前385年后不久写成。 它是一段关于对爱的本质的作品,以演讲和对话的形式写成,既有讽刺式的,也有认真的。 背景是一群雅典男性在一个酒宴之中的谈话。他们对话的大前提是,最高贵的爱是男人之间的爱。爱是对美的企盼,美貌、智慧和美德都被讨论。反对古希腊风俗中男人对少年的爱,说男人不应该在这些尚未了解基本美德,也未定型的的少年身上下功夫,他们更应该去爱一个男子并长相厮守,并强调两人间若只有美德与知识的交流最为崇高。而其他种类的爱,包括异性恋,也许是古希腊对女子的蔑视,所占篇幅相对地少,而且明显不被喜爱。 …