Virtue

Guests at an Athenian drinking party give speeches about love in this philosophical dialogue. Aristophanes tells a strange story of humans split in two, each searching for a missing half.

2h 13m reading time

This essay examines whether actions should be judged by the happiness they produce. Mill compares a dissatisfied Socrates with a satisfied fool to explain why some pleasures matter more.

1h 50m reading time

In this dialogue, Socrates and Meno ask whether people can be taught to be good. Socrates questions an enslaved boy about a square to test how people learn.

1h 32m reading time