Meno. Euthyphro. Apology. Crito. Phaedo. Gorgias. Appendix I: Lesser Hippias. Alcibiades I. Menexenus. Appendix II: Alcibiades II. Eryxias vs. Symposium

A Harmonious Echo

Both Plato's early dialogues in Book A and the *Symposium* in Book B establish a foundational understanding of your exploration into Socratic philosophy. You've implicitly recognized how the persistent dialectical method in works like *Meno* and *Euthyphro* – seeking definitions and uncovering ignorance through rigorous questioning – finds its thematic echo in the *Symposium's* multifaceted exploration of Eros, also approached through a series of dialogues that illuminate varying perspectives and ultimately, a deeper truth. This creates an internal dialectic within your readings, where the foundational ethical and epistemological inquiries of Book A are amplified by the more complex, socially situated examination of love and beauty in Book B.