Plato's Moral Theory: The Early and Middle Dialogues |
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accept admirable agathon agree aims answer appeal appetitive argues argument Aristotle assumes assumption beautiful beneficial brave Callicles Charmides choice choose claim components conception concern condition conflict contributes courage craft criticism Crito decide defend definition demand deontologist determinate end disputes doctrines elenchos elenctic ethical eudaimonia eudaimonism explain final Forms Glaucon Gorgias happiness hedonism incontinence insists instrumental means interlocutor justice justify kalon kind Laches Meno's middle dialogues moral beliefs moral knowledge non-rational desires objections p-just p-justice people's interests Phaedo Phaedrus philosopher Plato rejects Plato's view pleasure principles problems produce Protagoras psychic pursue questions rational desires real virtue reason recognized virtues recollection reference refute rely Republic requires sake simply Socratic dialogues Socratic method someone soul suggests teleological temperance theory Theory of Forms Theory of Recollection Thrasymachus tion unjust virtuous action virtuous man's Vlastos wants