Cover of Lysis by Plato Audiobook Lysis
Audiobook · Adelphi Press

Lysis

Author
Plato
Read by
Oliver Adams
Language
English
Length
52 minutes
ISBN
9781787366282
Published
18 March 2023
Imprint
Adelphi Press
  • Friendship
  • Love
  • Desire
  • Equality
  • Honesty
  • Philosophy
  • Ethics
  • Morality
  • Human nature
  • Selfishness

Description

"Lysis" is a dialogue by Plato that explores the nature of friendship and the qualities that make it valuable. The dialogue is named after the main character, a young boy named Lysis, and is narrated by Socrates. Socrates encounters Lysis and his friend Menexenus, and begins to question them about the nature of their friendship. Lysis and Menexenus struggle to define what makes their friendship valuable, and Socrates suggests that perhaps they are not true friends if they cannot articulate why they enjoy each other's company. Read in English, unabridged.

Author

Plato (c. 427–347 BCE) wrote the dialogues in which Socrates thinks aloud — justice, love, the shape of a good city. Philosophy here is drama. Interactive Media keeps those conversations in circulation.