Cross-Examining Socrates: A Defense of the Interlocutors in Plato's Early Dialogues

by John Beversluis

This book is a rereading of the early dialogues of Plato from the point of view of the people with whom Socrates engages in debate. Existing studies are thoroughly dismissive of the interlocutors and reduce them to the status of mere mouthpieces for views that are hopelessly confused or demonstrably false. This book takes interlocutors seriously and treats them as genuine intellectual opponents whose views are often more defensible than commentators have generally thought.

Genres: Philosophy

Paperback

First published January 6, 2000

Reviews

[Travis Rebello · Rating 5 out of 5]

An insightful and delightful read. It may be my peculiar sense of humour, but I found a lot of this laugh-out-loud funny.

[Robert J · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this very stimulating. It is a refreshing way to look at Plato and Socrates and the art of rhetoric. I think anyone studying philosophy should read this.