Plato: Laches

Blog: https://psychreviews.org/plato-laches/

Socratic questioning reminds us how little thought we have put into a belief. In Laches, the complexity of courage is explored.

Intro: 0:00
Fathers and Sons: 0:50
Courage: 4:32
Criticism and analysis: 20:25

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Resources:

The Roots of Political Philosophy: Ten Forgotten Socratic Dialogues - Thomas L. Pangle (Editor) - Plato: https://www.isbns.net/isbn/9780801494659/

The Road to Wisdom: Lessons on Education from Plato's "Laches" Author(s): Erazim V. Kohák Source: The Classical Journal, Vol. 56, No. 3 (Dec., 1960), pp. 123-132.

Plato's Laches Author(s): Robert G. Hoerber Source: Classical Philology, Vol. 63, No. 2 (Apr., 1968), pp. 95-105.

Socrates at Work on Virtue and Knowledge in Plato's "Laches" Author(s): Gerasimos Santas Source: The Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 22, No. 3 (Mar., 1969), pp. 433-460.

Devereux, D. (1977). Courage and Wisdom in Plato’s Laches. Journal of the History of Philosophy, 15(2), 129–141.

Devereux, D. T. (1992).The Unity of the Virtues in Plato’s Protagoras and Laches. The Philosophical Review, 101(4), 765.

Morris, T. F. (2009).Manliness in Plato’s Laches. Dialogue, 48(03), 619.