THE ORACULAR CRITIAS AND SOCRATES’ PSYCHOLOGY: TEMPERANCE IN THE CHARMIDES OF PLATO

Authors

  • Luciano Coutinho

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/2183-7260_60_3

Keywords:

Oracular Critias, Socrates’ psychology, Psyche, Philosophical Enchantment, Temperance

Abstract

The temperance is, undoubtedly, one of the main themes in Plato’s Charmides. In this dialogue, the oracular and realistic notions come into tension, which are advocated by Critias and Socrates, respectively, with regards to the capabilities of the temperate. It is in this clash that Plato bases his theory of the necessity of a constant pursuit of knowledge. Therefore the psyche is scaled according to its capacity of action for the pursuit of the temperance through what would be a kind of philosophical enchantment. Thus this work aims to observe this tension that is created between Critias and Socrates, in order to ascertain the philosophical temperance as a psychic consequence of the philosophical enchantment.

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Published

2015-12-29

How to Cite

Coutinho, L. (2015). THE ORACULAR CRITIAS AND SOCRATES’ PSYCHOLOGY: TEMPERANCE IN THE CHARMIDES OF PLATO. Boletim De Estudos Clássicos, (60), 33-44. https://doi.org/10.14195/2183-7260_60_3

Issue

No. 60 (2015): Boletim de Estudos Clássicos N60

Section

Greek

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