The Unity of Motivation in Plato's Protagoras and Republic.

The author contends that the Republic, a Socratic dialogue written by Greek philosopher Plato, does not ascribe to human agency a lesser degree of unity than the dialogue Protagoras. Topics discussed include argument against the possibility of akrasia in the Protagoras, investigation on the cases of...

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Publicado en:Scripta Classica Israelica Vol. 36; pp. 17 - 31
Autor principal: Thaler, Naly
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Israeli Society for the Promotion of Classical Studies 2017
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Sumario:The author contends that the Republic, a Socratic dialogue written by Greek philosopher Plato, does not ascribe to human agency a lesser degree of unity than the dialogue Protagoras. Topics discussed include argument against the possibility of akrasia in the Protagoras, investigation on the cases of mental conflict depicted in the Republic, and suggestion regarding the contribution which the Republic's tripartite scheme makes to the coherence of the shared view of human motivation.