Project Gutenberg 1999-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 258 Plato (spurious and doubtful works) -428 -348 Jowett, Benjamin 1817 1893 Jowett, William Lesser Hippias Socrates Produced by Sue Asscher, and David Widger "Lesser Hippias" by Plato is a philosophical dialogue written in the classical era of ancient Greece, likely around the 4th century BC. This work can be categorized as a philosophical text, focusing on the themes of truth and deception in thought and speech, as highlighted through the exchange between Socrates and the Sophist Hippias. The dialogue explores the nature of wisdom, virtue, and the perspectives of Sophists who claim to have knowledge and skill in various arts. In the text, Socrates engages Hippias, who boasts of his abilities and knowledge, particularly regarding the characters of Achilles and Odysseus from Homer's epics. Throughout their conversation, Socrates employs his dialectical method to peel away Hippias' assertions, demonstrating inconsistencies in Hippias’ definitions of truth and falsehood. The discussion reveals that both characters exhibit elements of truth and deception, challenging the notion that one is inherently superior to the other. Ultimately, the dialogue ends in ambiguity, reflecting the complex nature of wisdom and asserting that even those who appear to be learned can find themselves ensnared in their own arguments. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Classical literature Philosophy, Ancient B PA Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics 91776 91785 2024-09-01T10:39:01.713670 2023-10-01T09:41:21.511430 text/html text/html 87680 2013-01-16T10:31:08 text/html; charset=us-ascii 27296 2013-01-16T10:31:44 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 66489 2024-09-01T10:39:05.322629 application/epub+zip 65374 2024-09-01T10:39:03.012638 application/epub+zip 65373 2024-09-01T10:39:02.188645 application/epub+zip 129326 2024-09-01T10:39:07.173624 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 120103 2024-09-01T10:39:04.822636 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 120043 2022-09-01T12:02:41.366042 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 74455 74431 2024-09-01T10:39:01.436678 2023-10-01T09:41:21.285422 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 74302 2008-10-15T14:52:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25838 2008-10-15T14:53:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18903 2024-09-01T10:39:07.331607 application/rdf+xml 8926 2024-09-01T10:39:02.567643 image/jpeg 2528 2024-09-01T10:39:02.371633 image/jpeg 65137 2024-09-01T10:39:01.722655 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia