0262 Menexenus 234b
Aug 7, 2026 ·
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Menexenus has just come from the bouleuterion (the council house) in the agora, where he has learned that the eulogy over the dead will be delivered by one of two...
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Menexenus has just come from the bouleuterion (the council house) in the agora, where he has learned that the eulogy over the dead will be delivered by one of two people. Of interest to us is the motive of Menexenus is going to the bouleuterion. Is it political ambition, as Socrates insinuates, or something else?
Here I read through Platonic dialogues, translating and commenting on the Greek text as I go.
The resulting analyses may be found at:
https://theplatoparadigm.com
The full analyses include Euthyphro, Io, Hippias Minor, and Lysis, with extract/summaries from my books on Hippias Major, Meno, and Politeia (Republic)
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Here I read through Platonic dialogues, translating and commenting on the Greek text as I go.
The resulting analyses may be found at:
https://theplatoparadigm.com
The full analyses include Euthyphro, Io, Hippias Minor, and Lysis, with extract/summaries from my books on Hippias Major, Meno, and Politeia (Republic)
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| Author | Ivor Ludlam |
| Organization | Ivor Ludlam |
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