Menexenus, Plato
Menexenus, Plato
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Menexenus

Author: Plato

Narrator: Oliver Adams

Unabridged: 1 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/18/2023

Synopsis

"Menexenus" is a dialogue written by Plato in which Socrates delivers a funeral oration in honor of Athenian soldiers who have died in battle. The dialogue takes place between Socrates and Menexenus, a young man who has just returned from the funeral of his own father. In his oration, Socrates uses the occasion to criticize the way in which Athenian leaders often exploit the deaths of soldiers for their own political gain. He argues that true patriotism and heroism are not based on fame or glory, but on the love of one's country and fellow citizens. Overall, "Menexenus" is a thought-provoking exploration of rhetoric, patriotism, and political manipulation, making it a valuable addition to the philosophical literature of ancient Greece. Read in English, unabridged.

About Plato

Plato (427-347 B.C.) was a classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, writer, and student of Socrates. Most of his works, which form some of the core foundations of Western philosophy, are written in the form of dialogues, in which Socrates often figures prominently. His best-known writings include the Republic, the Apology, the Symposium, Crito, and Statesman. Plato's work addresses such diverse themes as the nature of love, human knowledge and understanding, and the ideal form of government.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Martin on January 03, 2019

Der Menexenos von Platon ist ein ziemlich interessanter Text. Wie üblich wird die Handlung in Dialogform dargestellt und ist ziemlich rudimentär. Sokrates trifft auf der Straße den jungen Menexenos, der von einer Ratsversammlung kommt. Von einem als spöttisch aufzufassenden Kommentar von Sokrates Me......more

Goodreads review by Roy on March 22, 2018

This work hardly merits the term “dialogue,” being mainly taken up by a lengthy speech. Socrates professes to have learned a funeral oration from a woman named Apia, who was Pericles’ consort. Plato seems to have been simultaneously parodying the practice of giving these speeches, but also proving h......more

Goodreads review by Dillard on March 30, 2022

Apparently famous in the antiquity but almost forgetten these few decades the Menexenus is about a speech, to be precise a funeral oration for those who died in battle. The dialogue assumes rather a rethorical form, almost like the discourse from Lysis on Phaedrus. If this dialogue was written or no......more

Goodreads review by Miguel Angel on August 10, 2021

Un dialogo distinto en el que Sócrates muestra su capacidad retórica mediante un discurso. Platón es bien conocido por su crítica a la retórica y sofística, sus diálogos iniciales están repletos de razonamientos que van en contra a estas actividades. Creo que en ninguno lo encapsula tal y como en el......more

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