Must the courageous also be wise? an exploration of Plato's laches
The Laches features two Athenian generals (Laches and Nicias) and Socrates discussing the essential meaning of courage. Laches defines it as “a certain perseverance of the soul,” while Nicias argues that it consists in “knowledge of what is to be feared and hoped for both in war and in all other mat...
| Published in: | International Journal of Philosophy Vol. 17, no. 2 (May. 2016), 155-174 |
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| Language: | English |
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2016
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