Laches
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Laches is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature of courage through conversations between Socrates and two Athenian generals.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Laches canonical | 13 |
| Laches (Plato) | 1 |
| Plato's Laches | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Platonic dialogue
ⓘ
Socratic dialogue ⓘ |
| asks | whether courage is a part of virtue or the whole of virtue ⓘ |
| author | Plato ⓘ |
| character |
Laches
self-link
ⓘ
Lysimachus ⓘ Melesias ⓘ Nicias ⓘ |
| chronologicalClassification | early Socratic dialogue ⓘ |
| concludesWith | no final definition of courage ⓘ |
| dialogueForm | elenchus ⓘ |
| dialogueType | early Platonic dialogue ⓘ |
| explores |
definition of courage
ⓘ
education of the young ⓘ relation between courage and knowledge ⓘ |
| features | aporetic ending ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterOccupation |
Athenian general
ⓘ
military commander ⓘ |
| focusesOn | practical examples of bravery ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| hasForm | dramatic conversation ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Laches self-link ⓘ |
| includes |
discussion of hoplite fighting
ⓘ
examination of expert knowledge ⓘ |
| influenced | later ethical philosophy ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Socrates ⓘ |
| partOf |
Platonic corpus
ⓘ
surface form:
Corpus Platonicum
|
| philosophicalTheme |
courage
ⓘ
knowledge ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
| questionedBy | Socrates ⓘ |
| questions |
whether courage is endurance of the soul
ⓘ
whether courage is wise endurance ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Charmides
ⓘ
Euthyphro ⓘ Protagoras ⓘ |
| setting | Athens ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
ancient philosophy
ⓘ
classics ⓘ ethics ⓘ |
| survivesAs | part of Platonic canon ⓘ |
| topic |
military courage
ⓘ
moral courage ⓘ |
| traditionallyDated | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Plato's Laches