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The Ancient World And Probably Other Random Stuff: Myth, Language, and Literature
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- Ben
- An Indo-Europeanist posing as a Classicist, for the time being.
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On the Title of This Blog
"For it is neccesarily in you and consequently should provide some perception by which you can form some opinion of what sophrosune is, and what kind of thing it is : do you not think so ?"
In Plato's dialogue the Charmides it is established (though, as always in Plato's early works, not conclusively) that there are four traits that the one who has sophrosune posseses: (1)hesuchia, meaning 'stillness' or 'quietness'; (2) aidos, meaning 'modesty' or 'self-respect'; (3) one who does his own business; and (4) one who knows himself. This seems to me a good ideal, not just for the philosopher, but for everyone. Though the concept isn't definitevly established in the dialogue, these hints nonetheless provide an exellent ideal to strive for.
In Plato's dialogue the Charmides it is established (though, as always in Plato's early works, not conclusively) that there are four traits that the one who has sophrosune posseses: (1)hesuchia, meaning 'stillness' or 'quietness'; (2) aidos, meaning 'modesty' or 'self-respect'; (3) one who does his own business; and (4) one who knows himself. This seems to me a good ideal, not just for the philosopher, but for everyone. Though the concept isn't definitevly established in the dialogue, these hints nonetheless provide an exellent ideal to strive for.
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