Plato audiobooks
- Audiobooks
- 21
- Listening
- 57 h
- Lived
- 428–347 BC
- Shelved in
- Ancient Philosophy
Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher of Classical Athens who is most commonly considered the foundational thinker of the Western philosophical tradition.
Where to start
A listening order for a first-timer- 1
ApologyThe Apology of Socrates, written by Plato, is a Socratic dialogue of the speech of legal self-defence which Socrates spoke at his trial for impiety…56m - 2
SymposiumThe Symposium is a Socratic dialogue by Plato, dated c.1h 52m - 3
The RepublicThe Republic is a Socratic dialogue authored by Plato around 375 BC, concerning justice, the order and character of the just city-state, and the…375 BC · 10h 24m
Life & works
All 21 books by Plato
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The Republic
10h 24m375 BC
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Symposium
1h 52m
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Apology
56m
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Timaeus
2h 43m360 BC
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Phaedrus
1h 59m370 BC
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Phaedo
2h 21m
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Meno
1h 14m
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Euthyphro
41m
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Crito
28m
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Gorgias
3h 18m
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Laws
11h 59m
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Theaetetus
2h 56m
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Parmenides
1h 44m
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Protagoras
1h 58m
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Cratylus
2h 19m
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Philebus
2h 20m
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Charmides
56m
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Sophist
2h 14m
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Laches
55m
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Statesman
2h 14m
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Euthydemus
1h 26m
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Good to know
Where should I start with Plato?
The Republic is the best-known Plato title here, and its first chapter plays free on its page. After that, try Symposium.
Are these Plato audiobooks free?
The first chapter of every book plays free with no account. A free account adds the opening chapters of every book, plus one whole book of your choice from a shelf of five classics. Every Plato title is in the full library: $4.99 a month or $49 a year after a 7-day free trial.
How long are Plato's audiobooks?
Crito is the shortest at 28 min and Laws the longest at 11 hr 59 min — about 57 hours in all.