Examines Plato's Protagoras as a masterpiece of writing where literary and dramatic elements constitute its philosophical import. Part one, "A Dialogue of Contradictions," helps us understand the Protagoras as an exploration ...

This thesis examines the concept and sphere of application of sophrosyne (moderation, temperance) in Plato's Charmides, Republic and Symposium and in Methodius of Olympus' Symposium. It considers Methodius' Symposium as ...

To answer the question of how a philosophical life and character are a virtuous life and character, I begin by surveying Plato and Nietzsche, both directly and through secondary commentaries. For each, I develop a view ...