Download or read book Five Dialogues written by Plato and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plato is seen by many as the greatest classical Greek philosopher and writer of philosophical dialogues. He founded the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. Along with his mentor, Socrates, and his student, Aristotle, Plato helped to lay the foundations of Western philosophy and science. Plato's 36 dialogues have been used to teach a range of subjects, including philosophy, logic, ethics, rhetoric, and mathematics. His sophistication as a writer is evident in his Socratic dialogues, which are his most famous works, and this collection of 5 dialogues are regarded as his best. Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo.