On the Socratic Education: An Introduction to the Shorter Platonic Dialogues

Can the education which so many search for today at university be found in the works of a past author? On the Socratic Education: An Introduction to the Shorter Platonic Dialogues uncovers the education that Socrates sought on his own behalf and, in so doing, made available to others. Sixteen dialogues are discussed, each considered on its own, but also placed within the context of Plato’s account of the Socratic quest. This book makes Socrates’ investigation and resolution of the questions that still concern us as human beings accessible to serious contemporary readers.