A literal translation, allowing the simplicity and vigor of the Greek diction to shine through.

A close text commentary showing the interplay of the philosophical issues, the characters and the dialectic across the dialogue.

Rosamond Kent Sprague’s translations of the Laches and Charmides are highly regarded, and relied on, for their lucidity and philosophical acuity. This edition

Returning from the battle of Potidaea, Socrates reenters the city only to find it changed, with new leadership in the making. Socrates assumes the mask of physi

This book argues that Plato's Charmides presents a unitary but incomplete argument intended to lead its readers to substantive philosophical insights. Through c