Critias in the 'Charmides' (Plato)

Authors
Dusanic, S
Citation
S. Dusanic, Critias in the 'Charmides' (Plato), AEVUM, 74(1), 2000, pp. 53-63
Citations number
42
Categorie Soggetti
Language & Linguistics
Journal title
AEVUM-RASSEGNA DI SCIENZE STORICHE LINGUISTICHE E FILOLOGICHE
ISSN journal
00019593 → ACNP
Volume
74
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
53 - 63
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-9593(200001/04)74:1<53:CIT'(>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Plato's apology of Critias in the Charmides reflected and implicitly critic ized the reinforcement of the Athenian ultrademocrats' sympathies for an in dependent Thebes which began in 382, in the shadow of happenings recreating 404-403 BC. A victim of Ismenias and his Athenian friends, a laconophile a nd promoter of peace, the Charmides' Critias implicitly warns his fellow-ci tizens and many other Greeks against their disregard of aristocratic sophro syne.