Πολιτικός

aka Politicus

Statesman

Author

Plato

Language

Classical Attic Greek

Year

c. 360 BCE

Country

Classical Athens

Genre

Speech / Dialogue

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The Statesman, also known by its Latin title, Politicus, is a Socratic dialogue written by Plato. The text depicts a conversation among Socrates, the mathematician Theodorus, another person named Socrates, and an unnamed philosopher from Elea referred to as "the Stranger". It is ostensibly an attempt to arrive at a definition of "statesman," as opposed to "sophist" or "philosopher" and is presented as following the action of the Sophist.