Dialogue

 1 Euthyd|       solution in the infancy of philosophy. They presented the same
 2 Euthyd|        arise in the pre-Socratic philosophy are trivial and obsolete
 3 Euthyd|      methods of Modern Inductive philosophy. Such a science might have
 4 Euthyd|        become a philosopher. And philosophy is the possession of knowledge;
 5 Euthyd|          both of politics and of philosophy. They do not understand
 6 Euthyd|         should continue to serve philosophy, and not mind about its
 7 Euthyd|          stage in the history of philosophy in which the old is dying
 8 Euthyd|       are the signs of them. The philosophy which in the first and second
 9 Euthyd|     eristic.~It is this stage of philosophy which Plato satirises in
10 Euthyd|          which the catchwords of philosophy are completely detached
11 Euthyd|        the youth are agreed that philosophy is to be studied, they are
12 Euthyd|         alien from the spirit of philosophy as Euthydemus and Dionysodorus.
13 Euthyd|          a border-ground between philosophy and politics; they keep
14 Euthyd|         and at the same time use philosophy as a means of serving their
15 Euthyd|          making two good things, philosophy and politics, a little worse
16 Euthyd|       that he should not give up philosophy because he has no faith
17 Euthyd|          Xenophon’s Memorabilia, philosophy is defined as ‘the knowledge
18 Euthyd|       likely to stimulate him to philosophy and to the study of virtue?~
19 Euthyd|          sample of the hortatory philosophy, but I suppose that they
20 Euthyd|       off. Did we not agree that philosophy should be studied? and was
21 Euthyd| conclusion?~Yes, he replied.~And philosophy is the acquisition of knowledge?~
22 Euthyd|         used. ‘Surely,’ I said, ‘philosophy is a charming thing.’ ‘Charming!’
23 Euthyd|          said; ‘what simplicity! philosophy is nought; and I think that
24 Euthyd|      came up to you and censured philosophy; was he an orator who himself
25 Euthyd|         have a certain amount of philosophy, and a certain amount of
26 Euthyd|      better than either. Now, if philosophy and political action are
27 Euthyd|        advise the youth to study philosophy.~SOCRATES: Dear Crito, do
28 Euthyd|          whether the teachers of philosophy are good or bad, but think
29 Euthyd|        or bad, but think only of philosophy herself. Try and examine