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Eryxias by Plato
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Length:
39 minutes
Released:
Jan 26, 2015
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Podcast episode
Description
Eryxias (ΕΡΥΞΙΑΣ) is a Socratic dialogue which may not have been written by Plato (ΠΛΑΤΩΝ). The dialogue discusses whether wealth has value and what the aim of philosophy should be. Translated by Benjamin Jowett. Painting: Portrait of Maria Frederike van Reede-Athlone at Seven Years of Age by Jean-Étienne Liotard. Recording and cover design by Geoffrey Edwards are in the public domain.
Released:
Jan 26, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
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