Titlebook: Socrates on the Life of Philosophical Inquiry; A Companion to Plato Konstantinos Stefou Book 2018 The Author(s), under exclusive license to

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2211-4548 lish the significance of the life of philosophical inquiry.C.This book offers the first systematic reading of Plato’s .Laches. in English. .after three decades of scholarly silence. It rekindles interest in this much-neglected dialogue by providing a fresh discussion of the major issues that arise f

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,Nicias and Laches Give Their Consent to Socrates’ Cross-Questioning (187b8–189d3),ying it from the quality given to it by his interlocutors under the influence of their own erroneous ideology; and (b) he anticipates the end of the dialogue and the important victory of the Socratic elenchus by presenting the significance of philosophical discussion in human life.

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,Laches’ First Definition of , (190e4–192b8),res, desires and fears). The presentation of . as an acquired quality lands a strong blow on traditional ethics. Therefore, . no longer constitutes an inherent quality that is passed down from one aristocratic generation to the next, but is something acquired through the individual’s practice. . is the man who performs deeds of ..

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,Socrates’ Refutation of Nicias’ Definition (197e6–200a3),fers to examination of the past, present and future, or how everything has happened, happens and will happen. This Socrates regards as an examination that will lead through philosophical discussion to the knowledge of the universal, timeless, and essential good.

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978-3-030-04187-8The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2018