A. G. Long is Lecturer in Classics at the University of St Andrews. He studied at King's College, Cambridge and was a Junior Research Fellow at St Catharine's College, Cambridge.

• Introduction ; 1. The advantages of conversation in the Phaedrus ; 2. Conversation and confirmation in the Protagoras ; 3. Socrates' housemate in the Hippias Major ; 4. Consolation and self-sufficiency in the Phaedo ; 5. Representing opponents in the Republic ; 6. Internal dialogue in the Theaetetus and Sophist ; 7. Foreign practices and perspectives in the Laws ; Bibliography ; Index Locorum ; General Index

Long's book is worthwhile and thought provoking. While it leaves some of the above possibilities unexplored, its well-focused argument provides a framework for future conversation and thinking, an accomplishment in keeping with the spirit of his chosen topic.

A. G. Long is Lecturer in Classics at the University of St Andrews. He studied at King's College, Cambridge and was a Junior Research Fellow at St Catharine's College, Cambridge.

• Introduction ; 1. The advantages of conversation in the Phaedrus ; 2. Conversation and confirmation in the Protagoras ; 3. Socrates' housemate in the Hippias Major ; 4. Consolation and self-sufficiency in the Phaedo ; 5. Representing opponents in the Republic ; 6. Internal dialogue in the Theaetetus and Sophist ; 7. Foreign practices and perspectives in the Laws ; Bibliography ; Index Locorum ; General Index

Long's book is worthwhile and thought provoking. While it leaves some of the above possibilities unexplored, its well-focused argument provides a framework for future conversation and thinking, an accomplishment in keeping with the spirit of his chosen topic.

A. G. Long is Lecturer in Classics at the University of St Andrews. He studied at King's College, Cambridge and was a Junior Research Fellow at St Catharine's College, Cambridge.

• Introduction ; 1. The advantages of conversation in the Phaedrus ; 2. Conversation and confirmation in the Protagoras ; 3. Socrates' housemate in the Hippias Major ; 4. Consolation and self-sufficiency in the Phaedo ; 5. Representing opponents in the Republic ; 6. Internal dialogue in the Theaetetus and Sophist ; 7. Foreign practices and perspectives in the Laws ; Bibliography ; Index Locorum ; General Index

Long's book is worthwhile and thought provoking. While it leaves some of the above possibilities unexplored, its well-focused argument provides a framework for future conversation and thinking, an accomplishment in keeping with the spirit of his chosen topic.