The aged Parmenides and his pupil Zeno visit Athens, and a young Socrates puts forward his theory of Forms, only to watch Parmenides take it apart with objections philosophers still argue over. The second half is a dense exercise in dialectic on the One, and Benjamin Jowett’s introduction and analysis guide the reader through both.
Plato’s most puzzling dialogue, and a test for every reader who thinks they understand the Forms. Download the free EPUB.