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This collection presents four key dialogues by Plato: "Laches," "Protagoras," "Meno," and "Euthydemus," accompanied by an English translation. These dialogues showcase Plato's exploration of virtue, knowledge, and the art of argumentation, featuring Socrates as a central figure. "Laches" examines the nature of courage, while "Protagoras" delves into the teachability of virtue. "Meno" grapples with questions of knowledge and recollection, and "Euthydemus" offers a humorous yet insightful look at sophistry and logical fallacies. These texts are essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the foundations of Western philosophy. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.