Plato’s <i>Charmides</i> as a Political Act: Apologetics and the Promotion of Ideology
By showing that Critias and Socrates understood the same matters differently, Plato was able to treat seriously ideas that came to be associated with the Thirty and with Socrates while shielding himself from criticism.
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| Language: | English |
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Duke University
2013-09-01
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| Series: | Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies |
| Online Access: | http://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/14747 |