EUTHYDEMUS by Plato

Paper Back Book, 74 Pages
Print Book: Digest (5.5 x 8.5 in / 140 x 216 mm), High Quality Black & White, Thick Paper, Paperback Perfect Bound, Matte Cover.

What is the true path to wisdom? And can it be taught in an instant? Enter the intellectual sparring ring with Plato's Euthydemus, a captivating and often comical dialogue that pits the master philosopher Socrates against the dazzling sophist brothers, Euthydemus and Dionysodorus. These masters of "eristic" – the art of argumentative combat – claim they can teach virtue and wisdom to anyone, employing a bewildering array of logical tricks and verbal traps to prove their prowess. As the brothers attempt to "educate" the promising young Cleinias, tying him in verbal knots, Socrates patiently observes and intervenes. He skillfully contrasts their flashy, fallacious methods with his own careful, questioning approach – the Socratic method – aimed at genuine understanding and the cultivation of the soul. Euthydemus is more than just a philosophical debate; it's a brilliant satire on intellectual charlatanism, a foundational exploration of logic and fallacy, and a timeless defense of the painstaking, honest pursuit of truth over the allure of easy answers and argumentative victory.