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Charmides

by Plato

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In this early dialogue, Socrates engages the beautiful, promising youth Charmides and his guardian in a subtle inquiry into the nature of temperance or self-restraint, one of the classical virtues, testing definition after definition without reaching a settled answer. Graceful and searching, the Charmides showcases the Socratic method of question and refutation while raising deep puzzles about self-knowledge and moderation. Brief and elegant, it is a fine example of Plato's early style and his fascination with defining the virtues. Thoughtful and open-ended, the Charmides invites readers into the genuine difficulty of understanding a quality everyone praises but no one can quite define.

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Plato

Plato (c. 428-348 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher, student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, and founder of the Academy in Athens. His dialogues are among the most influential works in the history of thought.

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Author
Plato
Reading time
About 100 minutes
Pages
69
Language
English
Formats
PDF, EPUB, Read online, Audiobook
Audio read by
Geoffrey Edwards