MMW 11 Chapter Notes - Chapter Sourcebook: Socratic Method, Headache
27 Nov 2016
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Te(cid:454)t shows soc(cid:396)ates" usi(cid:374)g the (cid:373)ethod of see(cid:373)i(cid:374)gl(cid:455) i(cid:374)(cid:374)oce(cid:374)t (cid:395)uestio(cid:374)s to lead people to realize their logical inconsistencies. As the sce(cid:374)e ope(cid:374)s : socrates returns from service in army to palaestra of taureas meets fired. Chaerephon and uncle critias critias introduces socrates to his handsome, young cousin charmides. Socrates addresses the readers and tells of how beautiful charmides is. Socrates wishes to speak to charmides and observe the nature of his soul critias says that he. Charmides as a headache, but will send for him at soon. Socrates tells charmides that his headache can be cured with a leaf will only work with the recitation of a charm. Socrates says that people are ignorant of the whole body when it comes to curing diseases ie body, mind, and spirit. Charmides cannot answer the question right now: saying no means that critias has lied, saying yes means he must praise himself.
