Plato

This audiobook provides background for an understanding of Plato's philosophy in both ancient and contemporary contexts.

Chapter 1: Life and Times discusses Plato's early development in the context of Athenian politics, his love of poetry, and turn to philosophy.
Chapter 2: Intellectual Background examines earlier philosophers who influenced Plato, notably Parmenides, Heraclitus, the Pythagoreans, and Socrates.
Chapter 3: The Dialogues provides information on chronology and development of the Dialogues, and examines ancient and contemporary approaches to their interpretation.
Chapter 4: Other Platonic Productions deals with works of questionable or spurious attribution, and the Unwritten Doctrines.
Chapter 5: The Forms is an exposition of Plato's most famous and controversial doctrine. Chapter
6: God and the Soul concludes with Plato's theology and psychology, with an emphasis on government and the state.