Plato's politics of passion : Erôs, Thumos, and Socratic self-knowledge in the Charmides, Republic, and Symposium /

"Guided by the question 'What is Socratic self-knowledge,' this study begins with Plato's Charmides because it is within this work, more than any other, that the utility of self-knowledge becomes the predominant theme. In this dialogue, Socrate explores the possibility of ignoran...

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Main Author:	Pichanick, Alan, 1975- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Albany : SUNY Press, [2025]
Subjects:	Plato. Plato. > Charmides. Plato. > Republic. Plato. > Symposium. Erōs (The Greek word) Love > Philosophy. Sōphrosynē (The Greek word) Thymos (The Greek word) Self-knowledge, Theory of.