Euthydemus, Plato
Euthydemus, Plato
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Euthydemus
Logic, Language, and the Absurd – Plato’s Satirical Dialogue on Sophistry and Education

Author: Plato, Tim Zengerink

Narrator: Zeek Ring

Unabridged: 1 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/22/2025

Synopsis

What if the cleverest arguments were the most meaningless?In Euthydemus, Plato unleashes his sharpest satire on the world of sophistry. When Socrates meets two cunning rhetoricians, Euthydemus and Dionysodorus, a lesson on virtue quickly devolves into a whirlwind of verbal traps, circular logic, and baffling contradictions. Their aim? To appear wise—even if they say nothing at all.This modern audiobook translation delivers Plato’s humor, irony, and insight with clarity and flair. Ideal for listeners curious about logic, language, and the fine line between cleverness and wisdom.What you'll discover inside:• A comical, cautionary tale about the abuse of language and reasoning• The most absurd (and enlightening) philosophical dialogue ever written• Socrates’ cool-headed navigation through nonsense and noise• A fresh translation that brings Plato’s wit vividly to lifeIf you've ever argued just to win—or lost to someone who did—Euthydemus will both entertain and educate.

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 Manny on June 07, 2014

I fear other readers may also find this extended satire on Sophism longer than strictly necessary. In order to help busy people make better use of their time, I offer this new translation, where I have taken the liberty of abridging and modernizing the dialogue in a few places. EUTHYDEMUS: My brother......more

Goodreads review by Roy on November 05, 2018

I certainly do not think that I am a stone, I said, though I am afraid that you may prove me to be one. Euthydemus is Plato’s most explicitly comical work. As in earlier Socratic dialogues, its focus is the conflict between genuine Socratic philosophy and the empty Sophistical practice. Here, how......more

Goodreads review by MJD on January 11, 2019

One of the more entertaining, and outright comical, works of Plato.......more

Goodreads review by David on March 07, 2020

The Ancient Art of Arguing 7 March 2020 This is a rather odd dialogue, namely because Plato is recording a conversation that Socrates was having with a friend about a conversation that he had with a couple of other people previously. In a way, I am sort of scratching my head and asking why? Why dista......more

Goodreads review by Truls on January 05, 2021

Detta är en bok som balanserar mellan filosofi och humor, och därigenom bidrar till att nedgöra sofisternas idéer om att språk och substans är samma sak. Den gör detta genom att dra nytta av en serie ordlekar och hur dessa gör argument omöjliga att lita till. Rådet i boken är enkelt: om någonting sä......more

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