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İngilizce Yunanca

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Socrates

Soc. Is that because you think the former best, and the latter worst?

Alcibiades

Alc. To be sure.

Socrates

Soc. So you reckon courage among the best things, and death among the worst.

Alcibiades

Alc. I do. 40

Socrates

Soc. Then the rescue of one’s friends in battle, inasmuch as it is noble in respect of the working of good by courage, you have termed noble?

Alcibiades

Alc. Apparently.

Socrates

Soc. But evil, in respect of the working of evil by death?

Alcibiades

Alc. Yes.

Socrates

Soc. So we may fairly describe each of these workings as follows: as you call either of them evil because of the evil it produces, so you must call it good because of the good it produces.

Alcibiades

Alc. I believe that is so.

Socrates

Soc. And again, are they noble inasmuch as they are good, and base inasmuch as they are evil?

Alcibiades

Alc. Yes.

Socrates

Soc. Then in saying that the rescue of one’s friends in battle is noble and yet evil, you mean just the same as if you called the rescue good, but evil. 5

Alcibiades

Alc. I believe what you say is true, Socrates.

Socrates

Soc. So nothing noble, in so far as it is noble, is evil, and nothing base, in so far as it is base, is good.

Alcibiades

Alc. Apparently.

Socrates

Soc. Now then, consider it again in this way: whoever does nobly, does well too, does he not?

Alcibiades

Alc. Yes. 10

Socrates

Soc. And are not those who do well happy?