Justice and prudence in the polis: some reflexions on the digression of the Theaetetus

Authors

  • Anderson de Paula Borges

Keywords:

Philosophy, Politic, Drama, Argument, Socrates' Trial

Abstract

My purpose in this essay is to make some remarks about the Digression of the Theaetetus. I shall argue that one central aim of the Digression is to show that there is a conflict between two ways of life: the life of the philosopher and the life of people get involved in politics. In the first part of this paper I make some considerations on the relationship between the Prologue and the trial of Socrates. In the second part I examine the moral of the Digression from the perspective of Socrates”Ÿ account of Protagoras”Ÿ epistemology.

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Published

2010-03-31

How to Cite

Borges, A. de P. (2010). Justice and prudence in the polis: some reflexions on the digression of the Theaetetus. Revista Archai, (1), 1–10. Retrieved from https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/archai/article/view/95