Kritias - Kharmides

Plato is undoubtedly one of the most important and influential philosophers in the history of thought. He contributed to the institutionalization of philosophy and the formation of the written tradition in philosophy, and was the initiator of the idealist philosophy tradition that would determine the entire medieval thought with its two-world metaphysics. Plato, who is also important in terms of his influence on Christian Medieval philosophy and Islamic thought, addressed all the problems discussed throughout the history of thought hundreds of years ago and built the first major philosophical system.

Critias is one of Plato's late dialogues. In his long speech, Kritias, who gave his name to the dialogue, talks about the wars that were told by the priests in the past and recorded by Solon, the Acropolis, the structure of the city and how it was founded. This dialogue, in which Plato also mentions the lost island of Atlantis, is also of great importance in terms of non-philosophical fields for the same reason.

Charmides, one of the early dialogues, deals with the subject of wisdom. Moderation is another related issue. The dialogue concludes with a discussion of what wisdom is not, rather than what it is, from the perspective of Socrates, who disapproves of any of the four types of wisdom mentioned by Charmides.
(From the Promotional Bulletin)



Number of Pages: 88

Year of Printing: 2014


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Say Publications

Number of Pages: 88

First Printing Year: 2014

Language: Turkish