A Beginner's History of Philosophy, Vol. 1: Ancient and Mediæval PhilosophyCushman, Herbert Ernest
Philosophy
A Beginner's History of Philosophy, Vol. 1: Ancient and Mediæval Philosophy
Cushman, Herbert Ernest
Philosophy -- History
CHARMIDES.
Socrates prescribes for Charmides’ headache.
156 D (... ‘Such, Charmides, is the nature of the charm’....)
–157 C (... ‘my dear Charmides.’)
LYSIS.
We only trust those who appear to know more than ourselves.
206 D (‘Upon entering’ ...)
–210 B (‘He assented.’)
LACHES.
(1) The art of fighting in armour is useless to the soldier.
182 E (‘I should not like to maintain’ ...)
–184 C (... ‘his opinion of the matter.’)
(2) The harmony of words and deeds.
188 C (‘I have but one feeling’ ...)
–189 B (... ‘the difference of our ages.’)
PROTAGORAS.
(1) The Sophists at the house of Callias.
314 B (... ‘And now let us go’ ...)
–316 A (... ‘rendered his words inaudible.’)
(2) Protagoras tells the story of Prometheus and Epimetheus.
320 D (‘Once upon a time’ ...)
–322 D (... ‘a plague of the state.’)
(3) The education of a Greek child.
325 D (‘Education and admonition’ ...)
–326 E (... ‘would be far more surprising.’)
EUTHYDEMUS.
The doctrinaire politician and the true philosopher.
304 B (‘Such was the discussion, Crito’ ...)
–to end (... ‘and be of good cheer.’)
CRATYLUS.
The significations of the various letters.
426 B (‘My first notions’ ...)
–427 C (... ‘and out of them by imitation compounding
other signs.’ ...)
PHAEDRUS.
(1) The philosopher must study the nature of man.
229 A (‘Let us turn aside,’ ...)
–230 A (... ‘a diviner and lowlier destiny?’ ...)
(2) The banks of the Ilissus.
230 B (... ‘But let me ask you, friend,’ ...)
–E (... ‘in which you can read best.’)
(3) The soul in a figure and her transmigrations.
245 C (‘The soul through all her being’ ...)
–257 A (... ‘leave you a fool in the world below.’)
(4) The true orator.
269 E (‘I conceive Pericles’ ...)
–272 C (... ‘and yet the creation of such an art is not
easy.’)
(5) The tale of Thamus and Theuth.
274 C (‘I have heard a tradition of the ancients’ ...)
–275 C (... ‘that the Theban is right in his view about
letters.’)
(6) Speech better than writing.
275 C (‘I cannot help feeling’ ...)
–277 A (... ‘to the utmost extent of human happiness.’)
(7) The true art of composition.
277 B (‘Until a man knows the truth’ ...)
–278 D (... ‘poet or speech-maker or law-maker.’)
ION.
The inspiration of the poet.
533 C (‘I perceive, Ion,’ ...)
–536 C (... ‘not by art, but by divine inspiration.’)
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