Moralia vs Κρίτων / Συμπόσιον / Φαίδων / πολιτεία / Ἀπολογία Σωκράτους: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Greek literature, Ancient Philosophy, Early works to 1800, Philosophy
Moralia
The Moralia of the 1st-century Greek scholar Plutarch of Chaeronea is an eclectic collection of 78 essays and transcribed speeches. They provide insights into Roman and Greek life, but often are also timeless…
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Κρίτων / Συμπόσιον / Φαίδων / πολιτεία / Ἀπολογία Σωκράτους
A translation of the complete texts of "The Republic," "The Apology," "Crito," "Phaido," "Ion," "Meno," and "Symposium" reveals the genius of Plato as he struggled with education, justice, the "philosopher king," and…
The verdict
- Moralia is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 7 for Κρίτων / Συμπόσιον / Φαίδων / πολιτεία / Ἀπολογία Σωκράτους.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Moralia | Κρίτων / Συμπόσιον / Φαίδων / πολιτεία / Ἀπολογία Σωκράτους | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (251) | — |
| Hardcover | 2.0 (1) | — |
Reception
| Moralia | Κρίτων / Συμπόσιον / Φαίδων / πολιτεία / Ἀπολογία Σωκράτους | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 251 | — |
| Editions | 211 | 49 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 1496 | — |
| Reading it now | 156 | — |
| Written reviews | 35 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 3236 | — |
| Pages | 15 | 387 |