《泰阿泰德》是柏拉图的一篇重要作品，处于从中期对话录向晚期对话录过渡的阶段。它不可能是一篇早期作品，尽管在形式上它与早期对话录有相似之处，譬如，探究特定概念的定义，采用苏格拉底式的辩驳论证，以无结论的方式结尾，等等。《泰阿泰德》这篇对话录由两场谈话组成。前一场是欧几里德和特尔普西翁两人简短的铺垫性谈话。这两人都是麦加拉人，也是苏格拉底的追随者，在后者临死的时候，这两人都在场。欧几里德在这段简短的谈话中赞美了泰阿泰德，并说他曾经听苏格拉底向他转述了一场涉及泰阿泰德的谈话。欧几里德自称把这场谈话记录下来了，并且让仆人为特尔普西翁朗读出来。这读出来的内容就是《泰阿泰德》的主体部分，它是苏格拉底、塞奥多洛和泰阿泰德之间的一场哲学谈话，其主题是探究“知识”的本性。在结束谈话之时，苏格拉底说自己将去对付美勒托等人的控告。作者在此无疑暗示了苏格拉底的临死。这样，整篇对话录实际上处在临死的泰阿泰德和临死的苏格拉底之间；不难看出，柏拉图创作这部作品同时隐含着对这两人的纪念。

《普罗塔戈拉》是柏拉图对话中最卓越的作品之一，也是最令人费解的作品之一。本书就是对柏拉图《普罗塔戈拉》的研究文集。本书包括八篇文章，从不同的角度分析了柏拉图的这部对话。包括：卡恩《作为知识的德性》、冈萨雷斯《共同思索善》、柯弼《一位智术师的教育》、岚迪《〈普罗塔戈拉〉中的德性、技艺和美好生活 》、米勒《〈普罗塔戈拉〉中的普罗米修斯故事》、普罗雯塞尔 《“西蒙尼德竞赛”》、莫里斯《没谁有意作恶》以及赛奈柯《谁来教育老师》。

The Parmenides is arguably the pivotal text for understanding the Platonic corpus as a whole. Miller offers a new reading that takes as its key the closely constructed dramatic context and mimetic irony of the dialogue. "Miller's work is a splendid achievement-- original, thorough, clear, deep and exciting. He blends literary sensitivity with analytical precision in a way that helps with just about everything in one of Plato's most obscure and difficult dialogues." ---Edward N. Lee, University of California, San Diego "Miller has much going for him. He has a deep understanding of Greek.... He is careful in following the arguments, and fresh and original in treating them.... We cannot do without Cornford and Allen; we now need Miller alongside them." ---John Ferguson, The Heythrop Journal "The Parmenides is one of the most obscure works in the history of Western thought. Yet this dialogue is of central importance in the development of Plato's theory of Forms, and we should be grateful to Miller for light in the darkness.... highly recommended." ---H.L. Shapiro, Choice ..".one can appreciate why Miller's book is a success; he offers an interpretation according to which the dialogue is a unified piece of work that marks a turning point in Plato's metaphysics. Miller's writing is lucid and straightforward.... There are sustained discussions of Cornford, Cherniss, Vlastos, Owen, Brumbaugh, Allen, and Sayre in the footnotes. There is little doubt that the book represents a significant contribution." ---Kenneth Seeskin, Philosophy and Literature "Miller's commentary is an impressive achievement, combining extensive scholarship with unusual sensitivity to Plato's nuances, both literary and discursive. Both for its imaginative interpretation of the larger issues, and its careful analysis of the details, it will be of great value to anyone with an interest in this bewildering dialogue." ---Kenneth Dorter, Canadian Philosophical Reviews Mitchell H. Miller, Jr. is Professor of Philosophy at Vassar College and author of The Philosopher in Plato's "Statesman" (Martinus Nijhoff, 1980).

柏拉图的四本书，《普罗塔戈拉》、《会饮》、《蒲法伊德若》（旧译《斐德若》）和《蒲法伊东》（旧译《斐多》）。但它们不是近期阅读的枕边书，而是多年来的枕边书。我重新翻译了这四部书，以《柏拉图四书》为题出版。我分别绎读这四部书，总题“柏拉图四书绎读”，分别题为《民主与教化》、《民主与爱欲》、《民主与修辞》……——刘小枫