page_title: Minos (dialogue)
hierarchical_section_title: Minos (dialogue)
caption_attribution_description: English: Page of the Codex Parisinus graecus 1807. Dialogue Minos.Deutsch: Seite des Codex Parisinus graecus 1807. Dialog Minos.
context_page_description: Minos is purported to be one of the dialogues of Plato. It features Socrates and a companion who together attempt to find a definition of "law".
  Despite its authenticity having been doubted by many scholars, it has often been regarded as a foundational document in the history of legal philosophy, particularly in the theory of natural law. It has also conversely been interpreted as describing a largely procedural theory of law. Ancient commentators have traditionally considered the work as a preamble to Plato's final dialogue, Laws.
context_section_description: Minos (/ˈmaɪnɒs, -nəs/; Greek: Μίνως) is purported to be one of the dialogues of Plato. It features Socrates and a companion who together attempt to find a definition of "law" (Greek: νόμος, nómos).
  Despite its authenticity having been doubted by many scholars, it has often been regarded as a foundational document in the history of legal philosophy, particularly in the theory of natural law. It has also conversely been interpreted as describing a largely procedural theory of law. Ancient commentators have traditionally considered the work as a preamble to Plato's final dialogue, Laws.
caption: Manuscript: Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, Gr. 1807 (19th century)
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