Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume 1

"Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume 1" by George Grote is a historical exploration of ancient Greek philosophy, chronicling the era of Socrates, Plato, and their fellow thinkers. Written in the style of 19th-century scholarship, it picks up where the author's previous work left off, with the intention of diving deeper into Hellenic thought by focusing on the important role Socrates and Plato played in molding philosophical conversation, and pinpointing their different approaches. Beginning with a plan of the works structure that includes the investigation of different philosophers and pre-Socratic ideas, it looks at the progression from mythological views of the cosmos to the more organized approach to ethics and politics brought on by the conversations of Socrates.