Manliness in Plato’s Laches
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9690728 |
|---|---|
| Authors | T F Morris (George Washington University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 619-642 |
| Publication date | 2009-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Dialogue (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-2173 • E-ISSN: 1759-0949 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0012217309990151 |
| OpenAlex | W2150918002 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 26 |
Careful analysis of the details of the text allows us to refine Socrates’ understanding of manliness. Laches submits without a fight to Socrates’ objections to his definition of manliness as prudent perseverance. He does not appreciate that Socrates objections merely require that he make his definition more precise. Nicias refuses to consider objections to his understanding of manliness as avoiding actions that entail risk. The two sets of objections show that manliness entails first calculating that a risk is worth taking and then subsequently not rejecting that calculation without due consideration
Epistemology · SOCRATES · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Medieval and Classical Philosophy · Philosophy
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Plato's Laches
A History of Greek Philosophy
Essays in Ancient Greek Philosophy
Plato's Introduction of Forms
Plato and the Hero
A History of Greek Philosophy
Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates
The Cambridge Companion to Plato
Plato’s Socratic Conversations
Socratic Piety In The Euthyphro
Socrates at Work on Virtue and Knowledge in Plato’s Laches
A Commentary on Plato's Protagoras
Definitions and Paradigms
The Religion of Socrates
Essays in Ancient Greek Philosophy
Military Theory and Practice in the Age of Xenophon
For Lack of Wisdom
Of Firemen, Sophists, and Hunter-Philosophers
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |