{"product_id":"euthydemus-9781605125275","title":"Euthydemus","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Plato\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Akasha Classics\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Akasha Classics\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEuthydemus is Plato's defense of Socratic dialogue as a means to pursue truth. In Euthydemus, Plato has Socrates engage in a conversation with the title character and his brother Dionysodorus, both famous Sophists. They are representative of a type of argument, which Plato calls 'eristic', that emphasizes verbal trickery in order to humiliate your opponent and win your debate. This is contrasted with Socrates' dialectic, where words are a means of discerning reality, not gaining victory. In the process, Plato makes a case for the Socratic method as a means of educating youth, something he was attempting to do in his own newly-opened Academy. Presented in Plato's usual dramatic style, Euthydemus is simultaneously an engaging read and a passionate pedagogical manifesto.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Akasha Classics","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47583851020439,"sku":"9781605125275","price":1358.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781605125275.webp?v=1774947216","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/euthydemus-9781605125275","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}