Theages
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Theages is a short Socratic dialogue traditionally included in the Platonic corpus, in which Socrates discusses the nature of wisdom and the possibility of learning virtue.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Socratic dialogue
ⓘ
ancient Greek philosophical work ⓘ |
| authenticityStatus | disputed ⓘ |
| author | Plato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorshipTradition | attributed to Plato in antiquity ⓘ |
| cataloguedAs | pseudo-Platonic dialogue by some modern scholars ⓘ |
| contains | discussion of Socrates’ divine sign ⓘ |
| dialogueForm | Socratic method NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discusses |
relationship between wisdom and political power
ⓘ
whether virtue can be taught ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Demodocus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Socrates’ daimonion (divine sign)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
education of a young man in philosophy ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| historicalContext | 4th century BCE Greek philosophy (traditional dating) ⓘ |
| influenced | later discussions of Socratic daimonion ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| length | short dialogue ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Socrates
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Theages (character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Classical Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalQuestion |
how one acquires wisdom
ⓘ
role of divine guidance in moral development ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Platonism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Socratic philosophy ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval Platonic manuscripts ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
divine inspiration in philosophy
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nature of wisdom ⓘ possibility of learning virtue ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Apology of Socrates
NERFINISHED
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Laches NERFINISHED ⓘ Meno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Platonic scholarship
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classical philology ⓘ history of philosophy ⓘ |
| survivesAs | complete text ⓘ |
| tradition | Socratic literature ⓘ |
| traditionallyIncludedIn | Platonic corpus ⓘ |
| writtenIn | dialogue form ⓘ |
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