Thesauros Edebiyat Felsefe Φίληβος

Φίληβος

Φίληβος Plato

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Socrates
Soc. No; for we surely do not believe, Protarchus, that of those four elements, the finite, the infinite, the combination, and the element of cause which exists in all things, this last, which gives to our bodies souls and the art of physical exercise and medical treatment when the body is ill, and which is in general a composing and healing power, is called the sum of all wisdom, and yet, while these same elements exist in the entire heaven and in great parts thereof, and area moreover, fair and pure, there is no means of including among them that nature which is the fairest and most precious of all.
Protarchus
Pro. Certainly there would be no sense in that.
Socrates
Soc. Then if that is not the case, it would be better to follow the other line of thought and say, as we have often said, that there is in the universe a plentiful infinite and a sufficient limit, and in addition a by no means feeble cause which orders and arranges years and seasons and months, and may most justly be called wisdom and mind.
Protarchus
Pro. Yes, most justly. 10
Socrates
Soc. Surely reason and mind could never come into being without soul.
Protarchus
Pro. No, never.
Socrates
Soc. Then in the nature of Zeus you would say that a kingly soul and a kingly mind were implanted through the power of the cause, and in other deities other noble qualities from which they derive their favorite epithets.
Protarchus
Pro. Certainly.

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