ION

By Plato

ION - Plato
  • Release Date: 2020-04-30
  • Genre: Philosophy

Description

In Plato's Ion Socrates discusses with the titular character, a professional rhapsode who also lectures on Homer, the question of whether the rhapsode, a performer of poetry, gives his performance on account of his skill and knowledge or by virtue of divine possession. It is one of the shortest of Plato's dialogues.