Plato 428? BCE-348? BCE creator Jowett, Benjamin 1817-1893 text utu 1998 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Lysis" by Plato is a dialogue written in the early period of Plato's work. In this philosophical conversation, Socrates encounters young men at a wrestling school and engages them in examining the nature of philia—an intimate bond deeper than modern friendship. Through questioning two boys, Lysis and Menexenus, Socrates explores whether true friendship exists between similar people, opposites, or something else entirely. Each promising definition is systematically challenged, leaving the nature of loving friendship mysteriously unresolved. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysis_(dialogue) Release date is 1998-12-01 Produced by Sue Asscher, and David Widger Original publication data not identified Classical literature Socrates, 470 BC-399 BC Friendship -- Early works to 1800 B PA Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1579 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1579 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133046.0 1579