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Charmides

428? BCE-348? BCE Plato · Benjamin Jowett

FormatEbook
Published1998
Words21,759
LanguageEnglish
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This Socratic dialogue by Plato examines the nature of *sophrosyne*, commonly translated as temperance or self-control, through a conversation involving Socrates and the young Charmides. Translated by Benjamin Jowett, it will interest students of ancient Greek philosophy and readers of Plato's early dialogues.

428? BCE-348? BCE Plato

Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher active in the 4th and 5th centuries BCE, who wrote philosophical dialogues. He is known for founding the Academy in Athens and for foundational contributions to Western philosophy, including works on ethics, politics, and metaphysics.

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