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Speusippus was a native of Athens, and the son of Eurymedon and Potone, a sister of Plato, [3] he belonged to the deme of Myrrhinus. [4] The pseudonymous Thirteenth Letter of Plato claims that Speusippus married his niece (his mother's granddaughter). [5]
The Charmides (/ ˈ k ɑːr m ɪ d iː z /; Ancient Greek: Χαρμίδης) is a dialogue of Plato, in which Socrates engages a handsome and popular boy named Charmides in a conversation about the meaning of sophrosyne, a Greek word usually translated into English as "temperance," "self-control," or "restraint."
348 BCE – Plato either died while being serenaded by a Thracian flute-playing girl, at a wedding feast, or in his sleep. 338 BCE – According to legend, Isocrates starved himself to death. 323 BCE – Accounts differ regarding the death of Diogenes of Sinope. He is alleged to have died from eating raw octopus, from being bitten by a dog, and ...
Plato's most famous work is the Republic, which is a Socratic dialogue that outlines justice as it relates to the order and character of a just city or state as well as the just man. Another of ...
It is set in the last hours prior to the death of Socrates, and is Plato's fourth and last dialogue to detail the philosopher's final days, following Euthyphro, Apology, and Crito. One of the main themes in the Phaedo is the idea that the soul is immortal .
The Hipparchus (/ h ɪ ˈ p ɑːr k ə s /; Ancient Greek: Ἵππαρχος), or Hipparch, is a dialogue attributed to the classical Greek philosopher and writer Plato.Like many of Plato's original works, Socrates is featured trying to define a single term, "love of gain" in this case, or philokerdēs (φιλοκερδές) in the original text.
The traditional division of the works of Plato into tetralogies was done by Thrasyllus of Mendes. [6] The list includes works of doubtful authenticity (in italic), as well as the Letters. 1st tetralogy Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Phaedo; 2nd tetralogy Cratylus, Theatetus, Sophist, Statesman; 3rd tetralogy Parmenides, Philebus, Symposium, Phaedrus
The newly decoded passages reveal previously unknown details about the life and death of one of the world’s most renowned philosophers: Plato. ... which documents the history of Greek philosophy ...