# Early Socratic Dialogues

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- Book: [Early Socratic Dialogues](https://www.bookquiver.com/plato/early-socratic-dialogues) ([Early Socratic Dialogues.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/plato/early-socratic-dialogues.md))
- Authors: [Plato](https://www.bookquiver.com/plato)
- Publisher: Penguin Classics
- ISBN: 978-01-4045-503-8
- Pages: 400
- Published: 2005-12-27
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Rich in drama and humour, the Early Socratic Dialogues include the controversial Ion, a debate on poetic inspiration; Laches, in which Socrates seeks to define bravery; and Euthydemus, which considers...