| 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: |
| Republic – Phaedrus |
| Parmenides – Theaetetus |
| Late dialogues: |
| Clitophon – Timaeus – Critias |
| Sophist – Statesman |
| Philebus – Laws |
| Of doubtful authenticity: |
| Axiochus – Demodocus |
| Epinomis – Epistles – Eryxias |
| Halcyon – Hipparchus – Minos |
| On Justice – On Virtue |
| Rival Lovers – Second Alcibiades |
| Sisyphus – Theages |
Demodocus is purported to be one of the dialogues of Plato. The dialogue is extant and was included in the Stephanus edition published in Geneva in 1578. It is now generally acknowledged to be a fabrication by a late sophist or rhetorician.
It appears to be a combination of two separate works. The first part is a monologue (addressed to Demodocus) which argues against collective decision-making. There then follows a trilogy of dialogues (with anonymous participants) which raise three elements of doubt against common sense.[1]