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Charmides: A Philosophical Discussion on Temperance - Exploring the Meaning of Inner Peace (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)

By Plato, Tim Zengerink (Translator)
Hardcover
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By Plato, Tim Zengerink (Translator)
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What if the greatest virtue was invisible to everyone but yourself?

Charmides is Plato's luminous dialogue on the nature of temperance-a quality often overlooked but deeply connected to wisdom, peace, and self-governance. Set in the early days of Socrates' return to Athens after the Peloponnesian War, the dialogue revolves around a quiet but intellectually charged conversation between Socrates, the youthful Charmides, and Critias, his ambitious guardian.

What unfolds is a layered inquiry: Wha...