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The Apology
Part
1 Intro| nameless accuser—public opinion. All the world from their
2 Intro| which is a summary of public opinion, assumes the same legal
3 Intro| Comic poets, and in the opinion of the multitude, he had
4 Text | instruction would, in my opinion, be an honour to him. There
5 Text | and you have but a bad opinion of the judges, if you fancy
6 Text | having regard to public opinion, I feel that such conduct
7 Text | demean himself. Whether this opinion of me be deserved or not,
8 Text | aside the question of public opinion, there seems to be something
Charmides
Part
9 PreF | Plato’s Laws; nor with his opinion respecting Plato’s doctrine
10 PreS | edition I expressed a strong opinion at variance with Mr. Grote’
11 PreS | I will shortly defend my opinion by the following arguments:—~(
12 PreS | of knowledge and not of opinion; and they tend, not to diversity,
13 Text | considerable poet, not in his own opinion only, but in that of others.~
14 Text | in you, you must have an opinion about her; she must give
15 Text | me, I said, what, in your opinion, is Temperance?~At first
16 Text | should answer that, in my opinion, temperance is quietness.~
17 Text | effort to think, he said: My opinion is, Socrates, that temperance
18 Text | but also good?~That is my opinion.~Well, I said; but surely
19 Text | sweet sir, and give your opinion in answer to the question
20 Text | never did, he said.~Or of an opinion which is an opinion of itself
21 Text | of an opinion which is an opinion of itself and of other opinions,
22 Text | opinions, and which has no opinion on the subjects of opinion
23 Text | opinion on the subjects of opinion in general?~Certainly not.~
Cratylus
Part
24 Intro| Socrates.~Cratylus is of opinion that a name is either a
25 Intro| whole inclines to his former opinion. Some profound philosophical
26 Intro| not competent to give an opinion on such matters. When Cratylus
27 Intro| sides.~Hermogenes is of opinion that there is no principle
28 Intro| appearances must be maintained. My opinion is, that primitive men were
29 Intro| questioner to tell me his own opinion, he replies, that justice
30 Text | name which you give, in my opinion, is the right one, and if
31 Text | and not according to our opinion of them? In cutting, for
32 Text | difficulty in changing my opinion all in a moment, and I think
33 Text | found some indication of the opinion of Homer about the correctness
34 Text | to have inclined to the opinion of Heracleitus, that all
35 Text | I will tell you my own opinion; but first, I should like
36 Text | SOCRATES: But the name, in my opinion, is really most expressive
37 Text | to tell me his own honest opinion, he says, ‘Fire in the abstract’;
38 Text | learn. But still I am of opinion that the name, which has
39 Text | which I can hardly form an opinion, and therefore I must have
40 Text | What do you think of doxa (opinion), and that class of words?~
41 Text | saying?~HERMOGENES: In my opinion, no. But I wish that you
42 Text | at all?~CRATYLUS: In my opinion, Socrates, the speaker would
43 Text | to Hermogenes and in my opinion rightly, when you spoke
44 Text | named; are you still of that opinion?~CRATYLUS: I am.~SOCRATES:
45 Text | sincere but, I think, mistaken opinion. And having fallen into
46 Text | should like to ask your opinion: Tell me, whether there
Critias
Part
47 Text | the theatre. They are of opinion that the last performer
Crito
Part
48 Intro| dictates of reason only and the opinion of the one wise or skilled
49 Intro| Shelley (Prose Works) is of opinion that Socrates ‘did well
50 Text | should we care about the opinion of the many? Good men, and
51 Text | see, Socrates, that the opinion of the many must be regarded,
52 Text | who has lost their good opinion.~SOCRATES: I only wish it
53 Text | the praise and blame and opinion of every man, or of one
54 Text | rather than according to the opinion of all other men put together?~
55 Text | disobeys and disregards the opinion and approval of the one,
56 Text | the one, and regards the opinion of the many who have no
57 Text | ought we to follow the opinion of the many and to fear
58 Text | and to fear them; or the opinion of the one man who has understanding?
59 Text | that we should regard the opinion of the many about just and
60 Text | children? Or, in spite of the opinion of the many, and in spite
61 Text | you are saying. For this opinion has never been held, and
62 Text | but, if you are of another opinion, let me hear what you have
Euthydemus
Part
63 Intro| and Euthydemus to public opinion; for most persons would
64 Intro| class who have the highest opinion of themselves and a spite
65 Text | confer happiness?~Yes, in my opinion.~And may a person use them
66 Text | is no such thing as false opinion?~No, he said.~Then there
67 Text | be no falsehood or false opinion or ignorance, there can
68 Text | he did say so, then in my opinion he needs neither Euthydemus
69 Text | magnanimous disregard of any opinion—whether of the many, or
70 Text | there, I confess that, in my opinion, he was in the right.~SOCRATES:
71 Text | way; and they are of the opinion that if they can prove the
72 Text | them in conversation. This opinion which they entertain of
Euthyphro
Part
73 Intro| there not be differences of opinion, as among men, so also among
74 Intro| there is no difference of opinion, either among gods or men,
75 Text | out to be the truth. My opinion is that in attacking you
76 Text | They have differences of opinion, as you say, about good
77 Text | have similar differences of opinion.~EUTHYPHRO: But I believe,
78 Text | would be no difference of opinion about that.~SOCRATES: Well,
79 Text | proof have you that in the opinion of all the gods a servant
The First Alcibiades
Part
80 Intro| life, having an inordinate opinion of himself, and an extravagant
Gorgias
Part
81 Intro| antithesis of knowledge and opinion, being and appearance, are
82 Intro| morality, or regard for public opinion, enables Socrates to detect
83 Intro| the great tide of public opinion. Socrates approaches his
84 Intro| punished, but he is still of opinion that evil-doers, if they
85 Intro| he escapes. Polus is of opinion that such a paradox as this
86 Intro| he is certain that in the opinion of any man to do is worse
87 Intro| and he is certain that any opinion in which they both agree
88 Intro| the many better? And their opinion is that justice is equality,
89 Intro| superior or stronger, this opinion of theirs must be in accordance
90 Intro| desisted. Are you of the same opinion still? ‘Yes, Socrates, and
91 Intro| calculation of pleasure, an opinion which he afterwards repudiates
92 Intro| without reference to public opinion or to consequences. And
93 Intro| standard of utility or public opinion, but merely to point out
94 Intro| other influence of public opinion, have been willing to sacrifice
95 Intro| knowledge and sense, truth and opinion, essence and generation,
96 Intro| alike dependent upon the opinion of mankind, from which they
97 Intro| and antagonism to public opinion, the Gorgias most nearly
98 Intro| which rhetoric and public opinion have hitherto provided for
99 Intro| history of thought and the opinion of his time.~It has been
100 Intro| virtue, and to most men the opinion of their fellows is a leading
101 Intro| untruthfulness of popular opinion, and tells mankind that
102 Intro| cannot easily change public opinion; but he can be true and
103 Intro| supported and watched by public opinion. And on some fitting occasion,
104 Intro| well as a worse) public opinion of which he seeks to lay
105 Intro| is true, but what is the opinion of the world—not what is
106 Intro| he must enlighten public opinion; he must accustom his followers
107 Text | so great as an erroneous opinion about the matters of which
108 Text | not an art at all, in my opinion.~POLUS: Then what, in your
109 Text | POLUS: Then what, in your opinion, is rhetoric?~SOCRATES:
110 Text | mind me.~SOCRATES: In my opinion then, Gorgias, the whole
111 Text | whether you are giving an opinion of your own, or asking a
112 Text | I assume this to be your opinion?~POLUS: Certainly.~SOCRATES:
113 Text | Yes.~SOCRATES: But in my opinion, Polus, the unjust or doer
114 Text | did.~SOCRATES: In your own opinion, Polus.~POLUS: Yes, and
115 Text | the two, Polus, in your opinion, is the worst?—to do injustice
116 Text | reflect, and tell me your opinion.~POLUS: Yes, Socrates, I
117 Text | favourite in any word or opinion of his; but as he changes
118 Text | assembly, you go over to his opinion; and you do the same with
119 Text | And are not the many of opinion, as you were lately saying,
120 Text | authority.~CALLICLES: Yes; the opinion of the many is what you
121 Text | custom and reason and the opinion of other men to be lords
122 Text | are you coming over to the opinion that the orderly are happier
123 Text | you continue of the same opinion still?~CALLICLES: The latter,
124 Text | is contrary to your real opinion.~CALLICLES: Why, that is
125 Text | Socrates, is only your opinion.~SOCRATES: And do you, Callicles,
126 Text | and contrary to your real opinion—for you will observe that
127 Text | Polus that cookery in my opinion is only an experience, and
128 Text | whether good or bad. In my opinion, Callicles, there are such
129 Text | it.~SOCRATES: For in my opinion there is no profit in a
Ion
Part
130 Intro| stands on end. Socrates is of opinion that a man must be mad who
131 Intro| realm of imitation and of opinion: he professes to have all
132 Text | Hesiod agree?~ION: Yes; in my opinion there are a good many.~SOCRATES:
133 Text | when he had to give his opinion about Polygnotus, or whoever
134 Text | knowledge?~ION: That is my opinion, Socrates.~SOCRATES: Then
Laches
Part
135 Intro| quite willing to give their opinion; but they suggest that Socrates
136 Intro| the blunt warrior, is of opinion that such an art is not
137 Text | according to their own, opinion. But as we know that you
138 Text | that you will give us your opinion about this art of fighting
139 Text | I may venture to give my opinion to them as well as to you.
140 Text | objection, Socrates; and my opinion is that the acquirement
141 Text | terror into his enemies. My opinion then, Lysimachus, is, as
142 Text | not worth having. For my opinion is, that if the professor
143 Text | until he has given you his opinion of the matter.~LYSIMACHUS:
144 Text | you going to accept the opinion of the majority?~LYSIMACHUS:
145 Text | the majority of us, or the opinion of the one who had been
146 Text | which I know. So high is the opinion which I have entertained
147 Text | kind of endurance is, in my opinion, to be deemed courage. Hear
148 Text | and also settle your own opinion, if you will tell us what
149 Text | Yes certainly so in my opinion.~NICIAS: And do you think
150 Text | say that he is a god. My opinion is that he does not like
151 Text | in the face of universal opinion, to deny their courage.~
152 Text | fearlessness and courage. I am of opinion that thoughtful courage
153 Text | me then tell you my own opinion, and if I am wrong you shall
154 Text | shall set me right: in my opinion the terrible and the hopeful
155 Text | indeed Socrates; that is my opinion.~SOCRATES: And courage,
156 Text | not at yourself. I am of opinion that enough has been said
Laws
Book
157 1 | men, and we Cretans are of opinion that he earned this reputation
158 1 | Quite excellent, in my opinion, as far as we have gone.~
159 1 | intelligence, others by true opinion only, and then mind will
160 1 | constitutions.~Cleinias. Your opinion, Stranger, about the questions
161 1 | perception and memory, and opinion and prudence, heightened
162 2 | common saying is in our opinion true to nature or not. For
163 2 | themselves, but not in our opinion of them? For no one will
164 2 | legislator, and is, in his opinion, infamous; for no one, if
165 2 | of by pleasure and false opinion; and this is true of all
166 3 | mean wisdom and mind and opinion, having affection and desire
167 3 | am about to say; for my opinion is—~Cleinias. What?~Athenian.
168 3 | reason in the soul is, in my opinion, the worst ignorance; and
169 3 | opposed to knowledge, or opinion, or reason, which are her
170 3 | and sea, but what, in my opinion, brought discredit was,
171 3 | tell me at what, in your opinion, the legislator should aim.~
172 3 | deserve an expression of opinion, but is best passed over
173 3 | insolent refusal to regard the opinion of the better by reason
174 4 | Cleinias. I remember, and am of opinion that we both were and are
175 4 | Why, yes; and that is an opinion which is widely spread both
176 4 | lawgiver, if he asks my opinion, will certainly legislate
177 5 | honouring her; whereas, in our opinion, he ought to honour her
178 5 | your words; but I am of opinion that, in matters which are
179 6 | praised by all, and in my opinion is a great deal more than
180 6 | which some citizen is of opinion that the public has been
181 6 | these matters, and we are of opinion that we have spoken well.
182 6 | things which in our united opinion the legislator and guardian
183 6 | acquisition, or desire, or opinion, or knowledge—and this applies
184 6 | sacred and fortunate. In our opinion, nothing can be more right
185 7 | Athenian. There is a common opinion, that luxury makes the disposition
186 7 | Megillus. You have a low opinion of mankind, Stranger.~Athenian.
187 7 | comprehend all of them? I am of opinion, and, if I am not mistaken,
188 8 | and tell you what is his opinion.~Cleinias. I will, Megillus,
189 9 | writers to withhold his opinion about the beautiful, the
190 9 | injustice. But when the opinion of the best, in whatever
191 9 | hopes, which aimed at true opinion about the best. The latter
192 9 | sureties sufficient in the opinion of the magistrates who try
193 10 | others, as you say, are of opinion that they do not care about
194 10 | first who have held this opinion about the Gods. There have
195 10 | had taken up in youth this opinion, that the Gods do not exist,
196 10 | sacrifices and prayers. As to the opinion about the Gods which may
197 10 | of all doctrines, in the opinion of many.~Cleinias. I wish
198 10 | in support of the ancient opinion that there are Gods, and
199 10 | the source of this vain opinion of all those physical investigators;
200 10 | minds of others: that is my opinion of them.~Cleinias. You are
201 10 | attention, deliberation, opinion true and false, joy and
202 10 | that your present evil opinion may not grow to still greater
203 10 | like the Gods of popular opinion, eternal, yet having once
204 10 | endured, and he who holds this opinion may be fairly singled out
205 11 | say so?~Athenian. In my opinion, Cleinias, the ancient legislators
206 11 | of fathers who will be of opinion that the legislator should
207 12 | have no care of us, and the opinion of most men, and of the
208 12 | we must not, for in our opinion you speak most truly; but
209 12 | opposite, as I said, of the opinion which once prevailed among
Lysis
Part
210 Intro| changes will occur of feeling, opinion, locality, occupation, fortune,
211 Intro| the manner in which public opinion regards them; they must
212 Text | the admission we were of opinion that the neither good nor
213 Text | was going to invite the opinion of some older person, when
Menexenus
Part
214 Text | as to come round to the opinion, that from this city, of
Meno
Part
215 Intro| Empedocles. Socrates is of opinion that the more abstract or
216 Intro| This is the nature of right opinion. For virtue may be under
217 Intro| under the guidance of right opinion as well as of knowledge;
218 Intro| of knowledge; and right opinion is for practical purposes
219 Intro| education,’ there may be right opinion, which is a sort of guessing
220 Intro| the lower form of right opinion, as well as the higher one
221 Intro| the existence of popular opinion as a fact, and the Sophists
222 Intro| of knowledge, but right opinion is our actual guide. There
223 Intro| admitted to be possible. Right opinion is again introduced in the
224 Intro| the conception of false opinion is given up as hopeless.
225 Intro| the distinction between opinion and knowledge is more fully
226 Text | you have far too good an opinion of me, if you think that
227 Text | you would be of the same opinion, if you would only stay
228 Text | SOCRATES: And, in your opinion, do those who think that
229 Text | instead of eliciting his opinion. Tell me, boy, is not this
230 Text | the second place, he is of opinion that he is one of them himself.
231 Text | a person who had a right opinion about the way, but had never
232 Text | SOCRATES: And while he has true opinion about that which the other
233 Text | Exactly.~SOCRATES: Then true opinion is as good a guide to correct
234 Text | whereas there is also right opinion.~MENO: True.~SOCRATES: Then
235 Text | True.~SOCRATES: Then right opinion is not less useful than
236 Text | right; but he who has right opinion will sometimes be right,
237 Text | he be wrong who has right opinion, so long as he has right
238 Text | so long as he has right opinion?~MENO: I admit the cogency
239 Text | should be preferred to right opinion—or why they should ever
240 Text | and excellent than true opinion, because fastened by a chain.~
241 Text | knowledge differs from true opinion is no matter of conjecture
242 Text | right in saying that true opinion leading the way perfects
243 Text | right.~SOCRATES: Then right opinion is not a whit inferior to
244 Text | is the man who has right opinion inferior to him who has
245 Text | because they have right opinion, and that neither knowledge
246 Text | neither knowledge nor right opinion is given to man by nature
247 Text | guides are knowledge and true opinion—these are the guides of
248 Text | the guides of man are true opinion and knowledge.~MENO: I think
249 Text | have guided states by right opinion, which is in politics what
Parmenides
Part
250 Intro| sight, seems to favour this opinion.~In answer, it might be
251 Intro| Pythodorus said that in his opinion Parmenides and Zeno were
252 Intro| science nor perception nor opinion appertaining. One, then,
253 Intro| science of the one, and opinion and name and expression,
254 Intro| formerly, or knowledge or opinion or perception or name or
255 Intro| come to us with ‘better opinion, better confirmation,’ not
256 Text | become like, that, in my opinion, would indeed be a wonder;
257 Text | the previous one. In my opinion, the ideas are, as it were,
258 Text | expression, nor perception, nor opinion, nor knowledge of it?~Clearly
259 Text | since we have at this moment opinion and knowledge and perception
260 Text | perception of the one, there is opinion and knowledge and perception
261 Text | future. Nor can knowledge, or opinion, or perception, or expression,
262 Text | parts.~True.~Nor is there an opinion or any appearance of not-being
Phaedo
Part
263 Intro| of ideas. Simmias is of opinion that the soul is a harmony
264 Intro| granted to him, Socrates is of opinion that he will then have no
265 Intro| differences of theological opinion which must ever prevail
266 Text | rest of the world are of opinion that to him who has no sense
267 Text | body, these being in his opinion distracting elements which
268 Text | greatly like to know your opinion about them.~I reckon, said
269 Text | is and must be so, in my opinion; and we have not been deluded
270 Text | given.~Then you are not of opinion, Simmias, that all men know
271 Text | Socrates, that, in the opinion of every one who follows
272 Text | you think?~I think such an opinion to be exceedingly probable.~
273 Text | which is not matter of opinion), and thence deriving nourishment.
274 Text | than the body, being of opinion that in all such respects
275 Text | and smell, and memory and opinion may come from them, and
276 Text | may be based on memory and opinion when they have attained
Phaedrus
Part
277 Intro| their way, Phaedrus asks the opinion of Socrates respecting the
278 Intro| deriding him. Socrates is of opinion that there is small danger
279 Intro| against the advice and opinion of his friends, at a time
280 Intro| are set aside—‘the common opinion about them is enough for
281 Text | to all this; the common opinion is enough for me. For, as
282 Text | your friendship. If public opinion be your dread, and you would
283 Text | solid good, and not of the opinion of mankind. Again, the lover
284 Text | desire or which in your opinion needs to be supplied, ask
285 Text | but let me have your real opinion; I adjure you, by Zeus,
286 Text | am not worthy to form an opinion, having only attended to
287 Text | the other is an acquired opinion which aspires after the
288 Text | the other conquers. When opinion by the help of reason leads
289 Text | overcomes the tendency of opinion towards right, and is led
290 Text | go away, and feed upon opinion. The reason why the souls
291 Text | honourable, but only with opinion about them, and that from
292 Text | about them, and that from opinion comes persuasion, and not
293 Text | PHAEDRUS: You have too good an opinion of me if you think that
294 Text | call, and rightly, in my opinion, dialecticians:— Still we
295 Text | convince him of a certain opinion;’—he who knows all this,
Philebus
Part
296 Intro| pleasure, true and false opinion, the nature of the good,
297 Intro| fourth, to knowledge and true opinion; the fifth, to pure pleasures;
298 Intro| mathematical, are akin to opinion rather than to reason, and
299 Intro| memory, recollection, and opinion which indicates a great
300 Intro| pleasures associated with right opinion, and others with falsehood
301 Intro| nature of this association.~Opinion is based on perception,
302 Intro| ones. And as there may be opinion about things which are not,
303 Intro| and will not be, which is opinion still, so there may be pleasure
304 Intro| false, can pleasure, like opinion, be vicious. Against this
305 Intro| because based upon false opinion, but are themselves false.
306 Intro| occupied with matters of opinion, and with the production
307 Intro| by the legislator, by the opinion of the world. Whatever may
308 Intro| weakened by the force of public opinion. They may be corrected and
309 Intro| The habit of the mind, the opinion of the world, familiarizes
310 Intro| of our own, or with the opinion of the public, are hardly
311 Intro| is to be attributed this opinion which has been often entertained
312 Intro| no great difference, of opinion about the right and wrong
313 Intro| with common language and opinion, does not comply adequately
314 Intro| inevitable analysis. Even in the opinion of ‘her admirers she has
315 Intro| sanctioned by custom and public opinion.~Lastly, if we turn to the
316 Intro| Thrasymachus adapted to the public opinion of modern times.~There is
317 Intro| virtue, knowledge, and right opinion.~Fourthly, the external
318 Text | and their kindred, right opinion and true reasoning, are
319 Text | these goods, which in your opinion are to be designated as
320 Text | nor knowledge, nor true opinion, you would in the first
321 Text | and if you had no true opinion you would not think that
322 Text | can be no difference of opinion; not some but all would
323 Text | enquire into the truth of your opinion?~PROTARCHUS: I think that
324 Text | arisen about pleasure and opinion. Is there such a thing as
325 Text | Is there such a thing as opinion?~PROTARCHUS: Yes.~SOCRATES:
326 Text | PROTARCHUS: Yes.~SOCRATES: And an opinion must be of something?~PROTARCHUS:
327 Text | SOCRATES: And whether the opinion be right or wrong, makes
328 Text | difference; it will still be an opinion?~PROTARCHUS: Certainly.~
329 Text | SOCRATES: Then, how can opinion be both true and false,
330 Text | only, although pleasure and opinion are both equally real?~PROTARCHUS:
331 Text | SOCRATES: You mean that opinion admits of truth and falsehood,
332 Text | hence becomes not merely opinion, but opinion of a certain
333 Text | not merely opinion, but opinion of a certain quality; and
334 Text | pleasure and pain as well as opinion have qualities, for they
335 Text | we should speak of a bad opinion or of a bad pleasure?~PROTARCHUS:
336 Text | we not speak of a right opinion or right pleasure; and in
337 Text | might we not say that the opinion, being erroneous, is not
338 Text | appears to accompany an opinion which is not true, but false?~
339 Text | as we were saying, the opinion is false, but no one could
340 Text | is associated with right opinion and knowledge, and that
341 Text | also such a thing as true opinion?~PROTARCHUS: Yes.~SOCRATES:
342 Text | these—upon true and false opinion, I mean.~PROTARCHUS: Very
343 Text | true.~SOCRATES: And do not opinion and the endeavour to form
344 Text | the endeavour to form an opinion always spring from memory
345 Text | and what was before an opinion, has now become a proposition.~
346 Text | writes truly, then true opinion and true propositions which
347 Text | which are the expressions of opinion come into our souls—but
348 Text | allow that a man who had an opinion at all had a real opinion,
349 Text | opinion at all had a real opinion, but often about things
350 Text | was the source of false opinion and opining; am I not right?~
351 Text | Protarchus; but this is an opinion which should be well assured,
352 Text | be to assert the opposite opinion.~SOCRATES: I mentioned anger,
353 Text | with the maintainers of the opinion that all pleasures are a
354 Text | preceded, I should be of opinion that they were severally
355 Text | engaged in them make use of opinion, and are resolutely engaged
356 Text | investigation of matters of opinion? Even he who supposes himself
357 Text | wisdom and knowledge and true opinion to belong to the same class,
358 Text | without wisdom? I am of opinion that they would certainly
359 Text | behalf of memory and true opinion?~PROTARCHUS: Most certainly.~
Protagoras
Part
360 Intro| taught and acquired, in the opinion of the Athenians, is proved
361 Intro| evil,’ which is also the opinion of the generality of mankind.
362 Intro| he agree with the common opinion that knowledge is overcome
363 Intro| representing average public opinion and Socrates seeking for
364 Text | Are you not of Homer’s opinion, who says~‘Youth is most
365 Text | stranger really in your opinion a fairer love than the son
366 Text | he said; and that, in my opinion, is a far truer account
367 Text | carefully consider and ask the opinion of your friends and kindred,
368 Text | deliberating or taking the opinion of any one as to whether
369 Text | to tell you why I am of opinion that this art cannot be
370 Text | of virtue, as they are of opinion that every man is a partaker
371 Text | see at once that in the opinion of mankind virtue may be
372 Text | taught, and that this is the opinion of the Athenians. And I
373 Text | would you not? That is my opinion: would it not be yours also?~
374 Text | whether you are of their opinion or not. My object is to
375 Text | quite another, in my humble opinion.~But you see, Socrates,
376 Text | questions as follows:—~I am of opinion, Socrates, he said, that
377 Text | agree with me; for I am of opinion that there is no contradiction
378 Text | would say whether, in your opinion, Prodicus, ‘being’ is the
379 Text | that virtue, which in the opinion of all men is the hardest
380 Text | endeavour to explain to you my opinion about this poem of Simonides.
381 Text | whether this is still your opinion; or if not, I will ask you
382 Text | speculation. Having seen what your opinion is about good and pleasure,
383 Text | Protagoras, and reveal your opinion about knowledge, that I
384 Text | rest of the world are of opinion that knowledge is a principle
385 Text | trouble ourselves about the opinion of the many, who just say
386 Text | ignorance the having a false opinion and being deceived about
387 Text | That is true; and to that opinion I shall always adhere.~True,
The Republic
Book
388 1 | man of sense this is in my opinion the greatest. ~Well said,
389 1 | mighty man, who had a great opinion of his own power, was the
390 1 | if contrary to your real opinion. ~Yes, he said, I will,
391 2 | I myself am not of their opinion. But still I acknowledge
392 2 | for they throw in the good opinion of the gods, and will tell
393 2 | only censured by law and opinion. They say also that honesty
394 2 | injustice originate. In my opinion the true and healthy constitution
395 2 | with you, he said; in my opinion those stories are quite
396 3 | say that nothing in his opinion is more glorious than ~"
397 3 | he said, I am strongly of opinion that they ought not to hear
398 3 | should like to have your opinion in confirmation of my own,
399 3 | vicious, man has wisdom-in my opinion. ~And in mine also. ~This
400 3 | moderate. ~True. ~And in our opinion the guardians ought to have
401 3 | compels to change their opinion. ~I understand, he said,
402 4 | discovered. ~And, in my humble opinion, very satisfactorily discovered,
403 4 | under all circumstances that opinion about the nature of things
404 4 | Salvation of what? ~Of the opinion respecting things to be
405 4 | and does not lose this opinion. Shall I give you an illustration? ~
406 4 | and the color of their opinion about dangers and of every
407 4 | dangers and of every other opinion was to be indelibly fixed
408 4 | universal saving power of true opinion in conformity with law about
409 4 | of a slave-this, in your opinion, is not the courage which
410 4 | guidance of mind and true opinion, are to be found only in
411 4 | preservation in the soldiers of the opinion which the law ordains about
412 4 | is no difference, in my opinion, he said. ~Because, if any
413 4 | call unjust action, and the opinion which presides over it ignorance. ~
414 5 | and children-for we are of opinion that the right or wrong
415 5 | citizens, the only way, in my opinion, of arriving at a right
416 5 | the Hellenes were of the opinion, which is still generally
417 5 | because they are all of one opinion about what is near and dear
418 5 | he said, of hearing your opinion? ~Both should be forbidden,
419 5 | other, who opines only, has opinion? ~Certainly. ~But suppose
420 5 | we admit the existence of opinion? ~Undoubtedly. ~As being
421 5 | Another faculty. ~Then opinion and knowledge have to do
422 5 | of all faculties. ~And is opinion also a faculty? ~Certainly,
423 5 | Certainly, he said; for opinion is that with which we are
424 5 | which we are able to form an opinion. ~And yet you were acknowledging
425 5 | knowledge is not the same as opinion? ~Why, yes, he said: how
426 5 | Yes. ~Then knowledge and opinion having distinct powers have
427 5 | nature of being? ~Yes. ~And opinion is to have an opinion? ~
428 5 | And opinion is to have an opinion? ~Yes. ~And do we know what
429 5 | is the subject-matter of opinion the same as the subject-matter
430 5 | and if, as we were saying, opinion and knowledge are distinct
431 5 | sphere of knowledge and of opinion cannot be the same. ~Then
432 5 | be the subject-matter of opinion? ~Yes, something else. Well,
433 5 | not-being the subject-matter of opinion? or, rather, how can there
434 5 | rather, how can there be an opinion at all about not-being?
435 5 | Reflect: when a man has an opinion, has he not an opinion about
436 5 | an opinion, has he not an opinion about something? Can he
437 5 | something? Can he have an opinion which is an opinion about
438 5 | have an opinion which is an opinion about nothing? ~Impossible. ~
439 5 | Impossible. ~He who has an opinion has an opinion about some
440 5 | who has an opinion has an opinion about some one thing? ~Yes. ~
441 5 | knowledge? ~True, he said. ~Then opinion is not concerned either
442 5 | seems to be true. ~But is opinion to be sought without and
443 5 | neither. ~Then I suppose that opinion appears to you to be darker
444 5 | Then you would infer that opinion is intermediate? ~No question. ~
445 5 | something which we call opinion? ~There has. ~Then what
446 5 | truly call the subject of opinion, and assign each to their
447 5 | the gentleman who is of opinion that there is no absolute
448 5 | idea of beauty -in whose opinion the beautiful is the manifold-he,
449 5 | be described as matter of opinion, and not as matter of knowledge;
450 5 | persons may be said to have opinion but not knowledge? ~That
451 5 | to know, and not to have opinion only? ~Neither can that
452 5 | knowledge, the other those of opinion? The latter are the same,
453 5 | in calling them lovers of opinion rather than lovers of wisdom,
454 5 | wisdom and not lovers of opinion. ~Assuredly. ~
455 6 | like to know what is your opinion. ~Hear my answer; I am of
456 6 | Hear my answer; I am of opinion that they are quite right. ~
457 6 | steering-everyone is of opinion that he has a right to steer,
458 6 | best are useless; in which opinion I agreed. ~Yes. ~And the
459 6 | overwhelming flood of popular opinion? or will he be carried away
460 6 | good earnest. ~Now what opinion of any other Sophist, or
461 6 | fact, teach nothing but the opinion of the many, that is to
462 6 | now existing is in your opinion the one adapted to her. ~
463 6 | controversy, of which the end is opinion and strife, whether they
464 6 | acknowledge ourselves. ~My opinion agrees with yours, he said. ~
465 6 | say that this is not the opinion of the multitude? ~I should
466 6 | he thinks, as a matter of opinion. ~And do you not know, I
467 6 | perishing, then she has opinion only, and goes blinking
468 6 | about, and is first of one opinion and then of another, and
469 6 | original as the sphere of opinion is to the sphere of knowledge? ~
470 6 | being intermediate between opinion and reason. ~You have quite
471 7 | whether true or false, my opinion is that in the world of
472 7 | a simpleton: but, in my opinion, that knowledge only which
473 7 | implying greater clearness than opinion and less clearness than
474 7 | for intellect and two for opinion, and to call the first division
475 7 | fourth perception of shadows, opinion being concerned with becoming,
476 7 | so is pure intellect to opinion. And as intellect is to
477 7 | And as intellect is to opinion, so is science to belief,
478 7 | subdivision of the subjects of opinion and of intellect, for it
479 7 | them, not by appeals to opinion, but to absolute truth,
480 7 | at all, which is given by opinion, and not by science; dreaming
481 9 | although this may not be the opinion of men in general? ~Yes,
482 9 | and then we will give our opinion. ~A fair invitation, he
483 9 | the soul of a slave, in my opinion. ~And the State which is
484 9 | also decide who in your opinion is first in the scale of
485 9 | of honor-what will be his opinion? Will he not think that
486 9 | class which contains true opinion and knowledge and mind and
487 9 | he has any regard for my opinion. But, if he agree so far,
488 10 | beautiful? or will he have right opinion from being compelled to
489 10 | he will no more have true opinion than he will have knowledge
490 10 | of the soul which has an opinion contrary to measure is not
491 10 | same with that which has an opinion in accordance with measure? ~
492 10 | unjust just: for you were of opinion that even if the true state
The Second Alcibiades
Part
493 Text | ALCIBIADES: That is my opinion.~SOCRATES: Very good: and
494 Text | another. Or what is your opinion?~ALCIBIADES: I agree with
495 Text | Anthology (Anth. Pal.).)~In my opinion, I say, the poet spoke both
496 Text | ALCIBIADES: Yes, in my opinion.~SOCRATES: We may take the
497 Text | as I think, he trusts to opinion which is devoid of intelligence.
498 Text | best because they trust to opinion which is devoid of intelligence?~
499 Text | ALCIBIADES: Well, that is my opinion.~SOCRATES: But tell me,
500 Text | should like to hear what your opinion is about these matters.~