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The Dialogues of Plato: Charmides or Temperance by Plato. Translated into English with Analyses and introductions by B. Jowett, M.A. The Charmides is a dialogue of Plato, in which Socrates engages a handsome and popular boy in a conversation about the meaning of sophrosyne, a... Read Full Overview

"Charmides is a classic Socratic dialogue which seeks to elucidate a single concept - that of sophrosyne, a Greek word most commonly translated into English as 'temperance.' As in many of his great works, Plato gives voice to his teacher Socrates, placing him in conversation... Read Full Overview

Yesterday evening I returned from the army at Potidaea, and having been a good while away, I thought that I should like to go and look at my old haunts. So I went into the palaestra of Taureas, which is over against the temple adjoining the porch of the King Archon, and there... Read Full Overview

PERSONS OF THE DIALOGUE: Socrates, who is the narrator, Charmides, Chaerephon, Critias.SCENE: The Palaestra of Taureas, which is near the Porch of the King Archon.Yesterday evening I returned from the army at Potidaea, and having been a good while away, I thought that I should... Read Full Overview

PERSONS OF THE DIALOGUE: Socrates, who is the narrator, Charmides, Chaerephon, Critias.SCENE: The Palaestra of Taureas, which is near the Porch of the King Archon.Yesterday evening I returned from the army at Potidaea, and having been a good while away, I thought that I should... Read Full Overview

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Charmides is a philosophical dialogue written by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato. The dialogue takes place in Athens during the Peloponnesian War and centers around the character of Charmides, a young and handsome nobleman. The dialogue begins with Charmides' cousin, Critias,... Read Full Overview

Plato (428/427 or 424/423 - 348/347 BC) was an Athenian philosopher during the Classical period in Ancient Greece, founder of the Platonist school of thought and the Academy, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. He is widely considered one of the most... Read Full Overview

The Charmides is a dialogue of Plato, in which Socrates engages a handsome and popular boy in a conversation about the meaning of sophrosyne, a Greek word usually translated into English as "temperance," "self-control," or "restraint." As is typical with Platonic early dialogues,... Read Full Overview

The subject of the Charmides is Temperance or (Greek), a peculiarly Greek notion, which may also be rendered Moderation (Compare Cic. Tusc. '(Greek), quam soleo equidem tum temperantiam, tum moderationem appellare, nonnunquam etiam modestiam.'), Modesty, Discretion, Wisdom, without... Read Full Overview

Charmides is a classic Greek philosophy work by Plato. In Plato's writings there is both unity, and also growth and development; but that we must not intrude upon him either a system or a technical language. Translated by Benjamin Jowett. Socrates narrates the dialogue, and says... Read Full Overview