Χαρμίδης
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Χαρμίδης is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature of temperance and self-knowledge through a conversation between Socrates and the young Charmides.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Χαρμίδης canonical | 2 |
| Χαρμίδης ο Λαμψακηνός (πολιτικός) | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Socratic dialogue
ⓘ
philosophical work ⓘ |
| asksQuestion |
Can a definition of temperance be given?
ⓘ
Is self-knowledge possible? ⓘ What is temperance? ⓘ |
| author | Plato ⓘ |
| dialogueForm | dramatic dialogue ⓘ |
| dialogueNumbering | Stephanus pagination 153a–176d ⓘ |
| explores |
limits of self-reflection
ⓘ
relationship between virtue and knowledge ⓘ |
| features |
aporetic ending
ⓘ
elenchus ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Socrates as main questioner
ⓘ
young nobleman Charmides ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
examination of the virtue sōphrosynē
ⓘ
question whether temperance is a kind of knowledge ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| hasForm | dialogue between Socrates and Charmides ⓘ |
| hasGreekTitle | Χαρμίδης ⓘ |
| hasLatinTitle | Charmides ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| influenced | later discussions of temperance in philosophy ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Charmides
ⓘ
Critias ⓘ Socrates ⓘ |
| partOf | Platonic corpus ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Platonism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
definition of virtue
ⓘ
epistemology ⓘ moral psychology ⓘ self-knowledge ⓘ temperance ⓘ |
| preservedIn | manuscript tradition of Platonic dialogues ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
knowledge of knowledge
ⓘ
sōphrosynē ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Εὐθύδημος
ⓘ
Λάχης ⓘ Protagoras ⓘ
surface form:
Πρωταγόρας
|
| setting |
Athenian palaestra
ⓘ
Athens ⓘ |
| timeOfSetting | early years of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | Charmides ⓘ |
| traditionallyClassifiedAs | early Platonic dialogue ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Χαρμίδης ο Λαμψακηνός (πολιτικός)