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100 1 _aPlato,
_d428? BCE-348? BCE
245 1 0 _aLaches
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c1998
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laches_(dialogue)
500 _aRelease date is 1998-12-01
508 _aProduced by Sue Asscher, and David Widger
520 _a"Laches" by Plato is a Socratic dialogue written in ancient Greece. Two concerned fathers seek advice about their sons' education, sparking a philosophical investigation into the nature of courage. Socrates guides prominent Athenian generals Laches and Nicias through a rigorous examination of competing definitions—from steadfast endurance to specialized knowledge. Each proposed answer unravels under scrutiny, revealing contradictions and gaps in understanding. The dialogue demonstrates Socratic inquiry at work, questioning whether true virtue can be taught and what courage actually means beyond conventional assumptions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aClassical literature
653 _aSocrates, 470 BC-399 BC
653 _aCourage -- Early works to 1800
700 1 _aJowett, Benjamin,
_d1817-1893
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1584
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