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Laches (dialogue)

Overview

The Laches (; Greek: Λάχης) is a Socratic dialogue written by Plato. Participants in the discourse present competing definitions of the concept of courage or "manliness", ἀνδρεία in Greek.

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Philosophers who discussed Laches (dialogue)

• Marsilio Ficino
• Plato
• Socrates

Related ideas

• Gregory Vlastos
• Ancient Greek
• Plato
• Benjamin Jowett
• Socrates
• Thucydides
• Socratic method
• Courage
• Virtue
• Solon
• Aporia

Place in the tradition

Part of Socrates.

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