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Platonic dialogue is a series of 44 books by Plato: 4,056 pages in the 21 with a known length, about 74 hours of reading. Shown in publication order; no numbering is on record.

44
books
4,056
pages in 21 of them
74 hours
to read those 21
149 days
at 30 minutes a day
Timaeus 1520 5.1 h Lysis 1548 1.3 h Symposium 1559 2.4 h Apology 1675 2.0 h Phaedo 1713 3.6 h Parmenides 1728 3.0 h Hippias Major 1759 2.0 h Phaedrus 1792 2.7 h Gorgias 1827 3.7 h Protagoras 1828 2.7 h Crito 1833 1.4 h Theaetetus 1861 3.3 h Sophist 1863 2.6 h Laches 1868 1.6 h Meno 1869 2.1 h
Platonův Ion: soustavný úvod s překladem 1908 length not known
The Republic 1963 7.3 h Second Alcibiades 1967 8.1 h Charmides 1977 1.2 h Epistles 1987 5.8 h Laws 1997 7.3 h Philebus 2002 5.3 h
Axiochus length not known
Clitophon length not known
Cratylus length not known
Critias length not known
Demodocus length not known
Epinomis length not known
Eryxias length not known
Euthydemus length not known
Euthyphro length not known
First Alcibiades length not known
Hermocrates length not known
Hipparchus length not known
Hippias Minor length not known
Ion length not known
Menexenus length not known
Minos length not known
On Justice length not known
On Virtue length not known
Rival Lovers length not known
Sisyphus length not known
Statesman length not known
Theages length not known

Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.

The books

  1. Timaeus 1520 5.1 h

    Latin translation and commentary by Calcidius of a metaphysical dialogue of Plato, the Timaeus.

  2. Lysis 1548 1.3 h

  3. Symposium 1559 2.4 h

    One of the most famous works of literature in the Western world, Plato's Symposium is also one of the most entertaining.

  4. Apology 1675 2.0 h

    There is a well-known saying that the whole of Western Philosophy is footnotes of Plato.

  5. Phaedo 1713 3.6 h

    After an interval of some months or years, and at Phlius, a town of Peloponnesus, the tale of the last hours of Socrates is narrated to Echecrates and other Phliasians by Phaedo…

  6. Parmenides 1728 3.0 h

    Revised edition.

  7. Hippias Major 1759 2.0 h

  8. Phaedrus 1792 2.7 h

    "Set in the idyllic countryside outside Athens, the Phaedrus is a dialogue between the philosopher Socrates and his young friend Phaedrus, inspired by their reading of a clumsy…

  9. Gorgias 1827 3.7 h

    There is a well-known saying that the whole of Western Philosophy is footnotes of Plato.

  10. Protagoras 1828 2.7 h

  11. Crito 1833 1.4 h

    The Critias is a fragment which breaks off in the middle of a sentence.

  12. Theaetetus 1861 3.3 h

    Some dialogues of Plato are of so various a character that their relation to the other dialogues cannot be determined with any degree of certainty.

  13. Sophist 1863 2.6 h

    Une introduction de près de 70 pages, des notes (70 pages), quatre annexes en relations avec le sujet et une bibliographie accompagnent la traduction française de l'oeuvre de…

  14. Laches 1868 1.6 h

  15. Meno 1869 2.1 h

    Text and essays edited by Malcom Brown: St. Augustine / From On the teacher ; G.W. Leibniz / From Discourse on metaphysics ; Friedrich Nietzsche / From Introduction to the study…

  16. Platonův Ion: soustavný úvod s překladem 1908 length not known

  17. The Republic 1963 7.3 h

    The Republic is Plato's most famous work and one of the seminal texts of Western philosophy and politics.

  18. Second Alcibiades 1967 8.1 h

  19. Charmides 1977 1.2 h

    "Crois-tu qu'une ville serait bien gouvernée, si la loi ordonnait à chacun de tisser et de laver son vêtement, de tisser ses chaussures, sa burette à huile, son étrille et le tout…

  20. Epistles 1987 5.8 h

  21. Laws 1997 7.3 h

  22. Philebus 2002 5.3 h

  23. Axiochus length not known

  24. Clitophon length not known

  25. Cratylus length not known

  26. Critias length not known

  27. Demodocus length not known

  28. Epinomis length not known

  29. Eryxias length not known

  30. Euthydemus length not known

  31. Euthyphro length not known

  32. First Alcibiades length not known

  33. Hermocrates length not known

  34. Hipparchus length not known

  35. Hippias Minor length not known

  36. Ion length not known

  37. Menexenus length not known

  38. Minos length not known

  39. On Justice length not known

  40. On Virtue length not known

  41. Rival Lovers length not known

  42. Sisyphus length not known

  43. Statesman length not known

  44. Theages length not known

How much is left

After Timaeus about 69 hours left, not counting 23 books of unknown length
After Lysis about 68 hours left, not counting 23 books of unknown length
After Symposium about 66 hours left, not counting 23 books of unknown length
After Apology about 64 hours left, not counting 23 books of unknown length
After Phaedo about 60 hours left, not counting 23 books of unknown length
After Parmenides about 57 hours left, not counting 23 books of unknown length
After Hippias Major about 55 hours left, not counting 23 books of unknown length
After Phaedrus about 52 hours left, not counting 23 books of unknown length
After Gorgias about 49 hours left, not counting 23 books of unknown length
After Protagoras about 46 hours left, not counting 23 books of unknown length
After Crito about 44 hours left, not counting 23 books of unknown length
After Theaetetus about 41 hours left, not counting 23 books of unknown length
After Sophist about 38 hours left, not counting 23 books of unknown length
After Laches about 37 hours left, not counting 23 books of unknown length
After Meno about 35 hours left, not counting 23 books of unknown length
After Platonův Ion: soustavný úvod s překladem about 35 hours left, not counting 22 books of unknown length
After The Republic about 28 hours left, not counting 22 books of unknown length
After Second Alcibiades about 19 hours left, not counting 22 books of unknown length
After Charmides about 18 hours left, not counting 22 books of unknown length
After Epistles about 13 hours left, not counting 22 books of unknown length
After Laws about 5 hours left, not counting 22 books of unknown length

Reading the whole series

About 74 hours 22 minutes

21 of 44 books, 4,056 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

149 days (about 22 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.