Philebus
Translated by Benjamin Jowett
3h 45m
44,850 words
en
Socrates argues with Philebus, the partisan of pleasure, and Protarchus, his more thoughtful proxy. The dialogue cuts through the false alternative of pure pleasure versus pure intellect and builds a hierarchy of goods, with measure and proportion at the top. Late Plato at his most analytical, and the clearest statement of his mature ethics.
