Plato

Socrates and a religious expert examine what makes actions pious.

Socrates considers whether escaping prison would be just.

Socrates defends his beliefs and conduct before an Athenian jury.

A discussion of military training becomes an inquiry into courage.

Socrates examines whether deliberate wrongdoing is worse than accidental wrongdoing.

Socrates questions whether a poetry performer’s skill comes from knowledge.

Guests at an Athenian dinner party discuss love and desire.

Socrates and Meno examine whether virtue can be taught.

Socrates argues that the soul survives the death of the body.

Socrates recites a funeral speech praising Athens and its dead.

Socrates and a teacher debate whether goodness can be taught.

Socrates examines persuasion, power, and the demands of justice.

Socrates examines what makes one person a friend to another.

Socrates contrasts the search for wisdom with winning arguments.

Socrates examines what it means to have self-control.

Socrates examines justice in the city and the soul.

Socrates and Phaedrus discuss love, the soul, and persuasion.

Philosophers examine how many things can share one nature.

Socrates and a young mathematician examine what knowledge means.

A philosopher explains the universe as a work of order.

An inquiry into falsehood asks what separates sophists from philosophers.

Three speakers debate whether names reflect nature or human agreement.

An Athenian recounts a war between ancient Athens and Atlantis.

A dialogue examines the knowledge needed to govern well.

Socrates examines pleasure and thought as foundations for a good life.

Socrates questions a young man's readiness to lead Athens.

Three men discuss laws for founding and governing a city.