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- Plato’s Charmides
- Cambridge Studies in the Dial Ogues of Plato
- Plato’s Charmides
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 The Stance of Enquiry
- Chapter 3 Charmides, Eros and the Unity of the Dialogue
- Chapter 4 Interpreting Temperance
- Chapter 5 The Art of Self-Realisation
- Chapter 6 Conclusion
- References
- Index of Ancient Passages
- General Index
Chapter 6 - Conclusion
The Charmides as a Written Work
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 July 2023
- Plato’s Charmides
- Cambridge Studies in the Dial Ogues of Plato
- Plato’s Charmides
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 The Stance of Enquiry
- Chapter 3 Charmides, Eros and the Unity of the Dialogue
- Chapter 4 Interpreting Temperance
- Chapter 5 The Art of Self-Realisation
- Chapter 6 Conclusion
- References
- Index of Ancient Passages
- General Index
Summary
In this concluding chapter I briefly revisit the interpretive framework set out in Chapter 1 within which my reading of the Charmides is situated, summarising what I take to be its merits. It is argued, based on the formal separation of Plato as author from his characters (especially Socrates), that the Charmides can be read as a Platonic defence of the written text as a medium for critical reflection on the reader’s part.
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- Plato's Charmides , pp. 253 - 256Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023