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Daniel W. Graham, PhD in The First Philosophers

Nov 18, 2022

Aristotle on Storms

Storms can be scary. High winds, lots of rain, lightning, thunder, hail. In Greek mythology, Zeus is a storm god hurling…

Daniel W. Graham, PhD in The First Philosophers

Nov 2, 2022

6.2 Courage is Wisdom

Socrates offers a list of five virtues: wisdom, temperance, courage, justice, and piety. Are these just the same thing…

Daniel W. Graham, PhD in The First Philosophers

Nov 9, 2022

7.1 Socrates on Campaign

Although warfare was a fact of life for Greek city states, Socrates’ lifetime had been predominantly a time of…

Daniel W. Graham, PhD in The First Philosophers

Nov 25, 2022

8.2 The Dissembler

Here we see Socrates the educator, interested in the upbringing of the young. He asks about schoolchildren. He asks questions…

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Daniel W. Graham, PhD in The First Philosophers

Nov 21, 2022

8.1 Temperance in the Palaestra

Socrates returned from his long campaign abroad and resumed his familiar activities. And with this…

Daniel W. Graham, PhD in The First Philosophers

Nov 28, 2022

8.3 Knowing Yourself

The conversation at the palaestra continues in Plato’s dialogue the Charmides, and, baited by Socrates, Critias finally…

Daniel W. Graham, PhD in The First Philosophers

Nov 16, 2022

7.4 Plague in Athens

In the spring of 430 King Archidamus again set out from Sparta with an army to devastate the lands of Attica. The Athenian…

Daniel W. Graham, PhD in The First Philosophers

Nov 11, 2022

7.2 Winds of War

The events around Potidaea had important consequences. The Corinthians saw the Athenians as trying to steal their colonies on…

Daniel W. Graham, PhD in The First Philosophers

Nov 7, 2022

6.3 The Art of the Sophists

Plato provides us with a picture of Socrates in his early career, entering the lion’s den of sophists…

Daniel W. Graham, PhD in The First Philosophers

Nov 14, 2022

7.3 Archidamus’s War

In the spring of 431 the enemies of Athens struck the first blow when Theban commandos with the help of traitors entered…

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