Table of Contents

Introduction Part 1: The Menexenus, its Persons, its Problems 1. Synopsis of the dialogue 2. Persons and dates of the dialogue 3. The Athenian funeral speech 4. The Menexenus as parody, as improvement Part 2: Education and Rhetoric 5. Scenes of instruction: Pericles' missed opportunities 6. Philosophical rhetoric Part 3: Myth and History 7. Myth 8. History. Index

About the Author

Nickolas Pappas is Professor of Philosophy at the Graduate Center, City University of New York. His books include 'Plato and the Republic' (Second edn, Routledge, 2003). Mark Zelcer teaches philosophy at Bennington College, Vermont.

Reviews

"This book offers an extended treatment of Plato's Menexenus, which shows Socrates declaiming a funeral oration to his young friend Menexenus." - Ryan K. Balot, University of Toronto, Canada