Plato

author

Plato

-428–-348

A foundational voice in Western philosophy, Plato explored justice, knowledge, love, and the nature of reality through vivid philosophical dialogues. His works still shape how we think about education, politics, ethics, and the search for truth.

72 Audiobooks

The Republic

The Republic

by Plato

Ion

Ion

by Plato

Apology

Apology

by Plato

Crito

Crito

by Plato

Laws

Laws

by Plato

Phaedrus

Phaedrus

by Plato

Parmenides

Parmenides

by Plato

Theaetetus

Theaetetus

by Plato

Phaedo

Phaedo

by Plato

Euthydemus

Euthydemus

by Plato

Phaidros

Phaidros

by Plato

Gorgias

Gorgias

by Plato

Lysis

Lysis

by Plato

Critias

Critias

by Plato

Protagoras

Protagoras

by Plato

Charmides

Charmides

by Plato

The Republic

The Republic

by Plato

Euthyphro

Euthyphro

by Plato

Cratylus

Cratylus

by Plato

Symposium

Symposium

by Plato

Timaeus

Timaeus

by Plato

Menexenus

Menexenus

by Plato

Meno

Meno

by Plato

Laches

Laches

by Plato

Sophist

Sophist

by Plato

Theaetetus

Theaetetus

by Plato

Philebus

Philebus

by Plato

Μένων

Μένων

by Plato

Statesman

Statesman

by Plato

Φαίδων

Φαίδων

by Plato

Gorgias

Gorgias

by Plato

Crito

Crito

by Plato

About the author

Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher who lived in Athens from about 428/427 BCE to 348/347 BCE. A student of Socrates and later the teacher of Aristotle, he became one of the most influential thinkers in the history of philosophy.

He founded the Academy in Athens, an important center for philosophical study, and wrote many of his ideas as dialogues rather than straightforward treatises. Works such as The Republic, Symposium, Apology, Phaedo, and Laws examine justice, politics, love, knowledge, education, and the nature of reality, including his influential theory of Forms.