Socratic mysteries and oral traditions of eudemonism in Plato's Dialogues

Socratic mysteries and oral traditions of eudemonism in Plato’s Dialogues explores how Plato presents Socrates as a guide to human flourishing, not only through argument but through hints of lived practice, memory, and initiation-like teaching. It examines eudaimonia as an ethical aim shaped by conversation, self-knowledge, and the disciplined care of the soul, suggesting that some of Socrates’ most important lessons are conveyed indirectly through dramatic setting, irony, and the limits of what can be written. The work matters for highlighting philosophy as a way of life, where moral insight grows from inner transformation as much as from reasoning.