Overview

Two of Plato's central dialogues — the Meno and the Phaedo — are presented in a concise Cambridge edition. The Meno examines knowledge, virtue, and the idea of recollection; the Phaedo explores the soul, its immortality, and core Platonic metaphysical claims through Socratic dialogue.

This volume pairs clear, reader-friendly translations with a thorough introduction that situates each dialogue in Plato's corpus, outlines key arguments, and explains important terms and context. Ideal for undergraduate students, instructors, and readers new to ancient philosophy who want a focused, contextualized entry to these texts.

• Key topics: epistemology, virtue, theory of recollection, soul and afterlife
• Features: accessible translations, explanatory introduction, 160 pages

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