Week 3: Focusing on courage, 187c-194b
Questions for discussion:
- How does Nicias explain his experience with Socrates?
- What is the point of Laches’ musical analogy?
- What is Laches’ first definition of courage at 190e? What is Socrates’s criticism of it?
- What is Laches’ second definition at 192b?
- It seems to be easy to define speed. Why can't we find a simple definition of courage?
- What is Laches’ third definition at 192d?
Contents of this page © Copyright 2024 by Karl F. Oles and Bruce A. McMenomy.
Permission to print or reproduce this page is hereby given to members of Scholars Online for purposes of personal study only. All other use constitutes a violation of copyright.