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Daniel W. Graham, PhD in The First Philosophers

Jul 26

Plato 9.4.3 Socrates as a Perpetual Seeker

One important and viable interpretation of the historical Socrates is as a perennial…

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Daniel W. Graham, PhD in The First Philosophers

Jun 24

Plato 8.5 The Road Not Taken

As the conversation winds down, Protagoras refuses to answer any more questions. He recognizes that Socrates…

Daniel W. Graham, PhD in The First Philosophers

Jun 19

Plato 8.4 What Is Courage?

One way of distinguishing between courage and other virtues is to note that the possessor of the virtue must…

Daniel W. Graham, PhD in The First Philosophers

Jun 17

Plato 8.3 Is Virtue Teachable?

When the preliminaries are over, Socrates raises a fundamental question: can virtue be taught? Socrates…

Daniel W. Graham, PhD in The First Philosophers

Feb 8

27.5 Anti-Tragedy

The story that Plato tells in the Phaedo has all the makings of a tragedy. A good man is accused falsely of crimes he did not…

Daniel W. Graham, PhD in The First Philosophers

Oct 3, 2023

23.4 The Nature of the Holy

Socrates now raises a different and more fundamental question. “Consider the following: is what is holy loved…

Daniel W. Graham, PhD in The First Philosophers

Sep 28, 2023

23.3 What Is Pleasing to the Gods

Already the two interlocutors are talking past each other. Socrates bristles at the tales of gods…

Daniel W. Graham, PhD in The First Philosophers

Sep 16, 2023

23.2 Filial Impiety

In this setting Plato presents a dialogue on religion. Socrates, who has just left from the preliminary hearing, encounters…

Daniel W. Graham, PhD in The First Philosophers

Jul 3, 2023

20.6 Injustice as a Virtue

At this point Thrasymachus changes his tack. As Socrates is trying to sum up the main argument, he asks, “Do you…

Daniel W. Graham, PhD in The First Philosophers

Mar 9, 2023

15.3 Nicias on Courage

“Well,” replies Nicias, “you seem to me, Socrates, to be making a mess of your definition of courage. What I have heard…