Project Gutenberg 1999-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 455 Plato -428 -348 Πλάτων Jowett, Benjamin 1817 1893 Jowett, William Philebus Socrates Produced by Sue Asscher, and David Widger "Philebus" by Plato is a philosophical dialogue likely written during the late 4th century BC. The work explores the nature of good, pleasure, and wisdom through a conversation primarily between Socrates and a character named Protarchus, with the interlocutor Philebus representing the position that pleasure is the highest good. The dialogue critically examines various kinds of pleasures and knowledge, ultimately questioning their significance against the backdrop of the ideal good. The opening of "Philebus" sets the groundwork for this philosophical examination, beginning with a recapitulation of arguments that have already been made regarding the comparative goodness of pleasure and wisdom. Protarchus, who is initially aligned with the hedonistic viewpoint, finds himself challenged by Socrates as they dissect the nature of pleasures, proposing a nuanced classification of pleasures that includes both good and bad variations. Socrates suggests there may exist a higher good beyond both pleasure and wisdom, prompting a deeper inquiry into the characteristics and essence of each. The dialogue is marked by a methodological shift towards abstract analysis, emphasizing classifications and categorizations that lay the foundation for the ensuing debate on what constitutes the ultimate good in human life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Classical literature Pleasure -- Early works to 1800 B PA Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics 335736 335745 2024-09-01T10:53:27.671595 2023-10-01T09:53:20.813510 text/html text/html 330156 2013-01-16T11:01:24 text/html; charset=us-ascii 99364 2013-01-16T11:02:06 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 136244 2024-09-01T10:53:32.921545 application/epub+zip 139940 2024-09-01T10:53:29.053563 application/epub+zip 139939 2024-09-01T10:53:28.238535 application/epub+zip 251470 2024-09-01T10:53:35.858490 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236812 2024-09-01T10:53:32.379546 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236872 2022-09-01T12:20:01.260982 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 286940 286916 2024-09-01T10:53:27.049585 2023-10-01T09:53:20.245486 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 286750 2008-10-30T07:58:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 95841 2008-10-30T07:58:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19167 2024-09-01T10:53:36.006504 application/rdf+xml 8000 2024-09-01T10:53:28.609526 image/jpeg 2278 2024-09-01T10:53:28.410534 image/jpeg 133638 2024-09-01T10:53:27.697550 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 en.wikipedia