Dialogue

 1 Intro|    dispelled by Aristotle, but by Socrates and Plato. The summa genera
 2 Intro|           the final retirement of Socrates from the field of argument,
 3 Intro|     intimate by the withdrawal of Socrates that he is passing beyond
 4 Intro|         longer under the spell of Socrates, or subject to the operation
 5 Intro|      Throughout the two dialogues Socrates continues a silent auditor,
 6 Intro|          the almost equally ideal Socrates. He seems to be always growing
 7 Intro|           part on good terms with Socrates. But he is speaking of a
 8 Intro|          applied indifferently to Socrates and Plato, as well as to
 9 Intro|         certain contemporaries of Socrates. Would an Athenian, as Mr.
10 Intro|      before Christ, have included Socrates and Plato, as well as Gorgias
11 Intro|       ever the term is applied to Socrates and Plato, either the application
12 Intro|        the Sophists of the age of Socrates, who appeared like meteors
13 Intro|           the purposes of comedy, Socrates may have been identified
14 Intro|         no reason to suppose that Socrates, differing by so many outward
15 Intro|    disadvantage in the company of Socrates. But he has no quarrel with
16 Intro|    themselves from disputing with Socrates by making long orations.
17 Intro|           men after the manner of Socrates, and make them teach themselves.
18 Intro|           still the antithesis of Socrates and of the true teacher.~
19 Intro|            as well as to those of Socrates; and unless they are the
20 Intro|     Theodorus and Theaetetus meet Socrates at the same spot, bringing
21 Intro| introduces as a true philosopher. Socrates, half in jest, half in earnest,
22 Intro|         statesman, sophist,’ says Socrates, repeating the words—‘I
23 Intro|          is recommended to him by Socrates.~We are agreed, he says,
24 Intro|           language. The saying of Socrates respecting the writings
25 Intro|     measure of all things,’ which Socrates presented in a new form
26 Intro|        their own. The thoughts of Socrates and Plato and Aristotle
27 Intro|           the spirit of Plato and Socrates, rebels against the Hegelian
28 Intro|           What is the teaching of Socrates apart from his personal
29  Soph|            Theodorus, Theaetetus, Socrates. An Eleatic Stranger, whom
30  Soph|      bring with them. The younger Socrates, who is a silent auditor.~
31  Soph|           THEODORUS: Here we are, Socrates, true to our agreement of
32  Soph|           and a true philosopher.~SOCRATES: Is he not rather a god,
33  Soph| cross-examine us?~THEODORUS: Nay, Socrates, he is not one of the disputatious
34  Soph|         give to all philosophers.~SOCRATES: Capital, my friend! and
35  Soph|            THEODORUS: What terms?~SOCRATES: Sophist, statesman, philosopher.~
36  Soph|            and what made you ask?~SOCRATES: I want to know whether
37  Soph|           have happened to light, Socrates, almost on the very question
38  Soph|         he remembered the answer.~SOCRATES: Then do not, Stranger,
39  Soph|           rather have my own say.~SOCRATES: Any one of the present
40  Soph|         STRANGER: I feel ashamed, Socrates, being a new-comer into
41  Soph|        the rest of the company as Socrates imagines?~STRANGER: You
42  Soph|         get my friend here, young Socrates, the namesake of the elder
43  Soph|         the namesake of the elder Socrates, to help; he is about my
44  Soph|       such a thing were possible!~SOCRATES: But how can any one who