Theages
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Part of the series on: The Dialogues of Plato |
Early dialogues: |
Apology – Charmides – Crito |
Euthyphro – First Alcibiades |
Hippias Major – Hippias Minor |
Ion – Laches – Lysis |
Transitional & middle dialogues: |
Cratylus – Euthydemus – Gorgias |
Menexenus – Meno – Phaedo |
Protagoras – Symposium |
Later middle dialogues: |
The Republic – Phaedrus |
Parmenides – Theaetetus |
Late dialogues: |
Timaeus – Critias |
The Sophist – The Statesman |
Philebus – Laws |
Of doubtful authenticity: |
Clitophon – Epinomis |
Epistles – Hipparchus |
Minos – Rival Lovers |
Second Alcibiades – Theages |
Theages is one of the dialogues of Plato, featuring Demodocus, Socrates and Theages. Scholars consider its authenticity doubtful. (See eg Richard Kraut in The Cambridge Companion to Plato, Cambridge 1992, p 35.)
Quoted by Nietzsche in Will to Power §958 "In Plato's Theages the following passage will be found; 'Every one of us would like if possible to be master of mankind; if possible a God', This attitude of mind must be reinstated in our midst." (trans. Anthony M Ludovici)