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Acastos
- Two Platonic Dialogues
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cowley
- Length: 2 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 02-08-13
- Language: English
- Publisher: Audible Studios
- Whispersync for Voice-ready
Regular price: $6.95
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Acastos: Two Platonic Dialogues is Murdoch’s philosophical masterpiece featuring fictionalized discussions between the intellectual giants of the classical world, including Socrates and Plato. Described by Acastos, a friend of Plato’s, the riveting debates center on the nature of goodness and faith, told through the voices of history’s most celebrated thinkers.
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