Charmides is one of Plato's early Socratic dialogues, in which Socrates examines the nature of temperance or moderation with the young Charmides and Critias. The conversation moves through proposed definitions and questions of self-knowledge, offering a vivid example of Plato's dramatic philosophical method. It is worth hearing for its lively portrayal of Socratic inquiry.
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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.
Opening of the book
THE DIALOGUES OF PLATO CHARMIDES By Plato Translated into English with Analyses and Introductions By B. Jowett, M.A. Master of Balliol College Regius Professor of Greek in the University of Oxford Doctor in Theology of the University of Leyden TO MY FORMER PUPILS in Balliol College and in the University of Oxford who during fifty years have been the best of friends to me these volumes are inscribed in grateful recognition of their never failing attachment. The additions and alterations which have been made, both in the Introductions and in the Text of this Edition, affect at least a third of the work. Having regard to the extent of these alterations, and to the annoyance which is naturally felt by the owner of a
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