# Adeimantus — Dialogues character guide

> Adeimantus in Dialogues by Plato.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0057-book-i

## Snapshot

Another brother of Plato, drawn into the same circle of listeners who treat a walk to Athens as an occasion for philosophy.

## Who they are

Adeimantus belongs to the intimate Athenian circle around Socrates, the brothers and friends who turn casual encounters into extended inquiry. He shares Glaucon's hunger for the speeches on love and his willingness to rehearse them aloud, part of the social world in which philosophy is a daily habit rather than a profession. His presence signals that the dialogues are conversations among familiars, not lectures, and that the argument depends on who is willing to keep talking.

## In the story

### [Dialogues](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_se/chapters/dialogues)

Participates in the discussion on justice alongside Glaucon.

### [Republic](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_se/chapters/republic)

Joins Glaucon in pressing Socrates on the value of justice.

### [The Republic](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_se/chapters/the-republic)

Present in the dialogue; part of the audience for Socrates' exposition.

### [Book II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_se/chapters/book-ii)

Supports Glaucon's challenge and engages in the discussion about justice's true value.

### [Book V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_se/chapters/book-v)

Accuses Socrates of being lazy and trying to skip an important part of the story; insists on a full explanation of the family life of the guardians.

### [Book VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_se/chapters/book-vi)

Engages with Socrates, questioning the nature of the good and the suitability of existing governments for philosophy.

### [Book VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_se/chapters/book-viii)

Present as a listener; referenced as part of the ongoing dialogue.

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