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The Apology
Part
1 Intro| then goes on to explain the reason why he is in such an evil
2 Intro| course of his defence; the reason of which, as he conjectures,
3 Intro| or sceptic. There is no reason to doubt his sincerity when
4 Text | endeavour to explain to you the reason why I am called wise and
5 Text | superior to them for the same reason that I was superior to the
6 Text | I am in utter poverty by reason of my devotion to the god.~
7 Text | calumnies. And this is the reason why my three accusers, Meletus
8 Text | against me; and this is the reason of it, as you will find
9 Text | see that there is great reason to hope that death is a
10 Text | gave no sign. For which reason, also, I am not angry with
Charmides
Part
11 PreS | or effect or condition or reason of another. The two tendencies
12 PreS | case endings. For the same reason there cannot be an equal
13 PreS | English word. There is no reason why in the New Testament (
14 PreS | latter half. But there is no reason to suppose that Plato’s
15 Text | this,’ he said, ‘is the reason why the cure of many diseases
16 Text | then says that there is no reason why those who do the business
17 Text | fool who is never able to reason out anything; and to rest
Cratylus
Part
18 Intro| the Cratylus we have no reason to assume that Socrates
19 Intro| which no one may return. The reason why his subjects never wish
20 Intro| excuse for not giving a reason,’ which he compares to the
21 Intro| instincts of animals from the reason of man. (6) There is the
22 Intro| diekosmese: the light of reason lighted up all things and
23 Intro| because for some unknown reason the motive powers of languages
24 Intro| further. When we ask the reason why this principle of analogy
25 Intro| is utilized for the same reason. New meanings of words push
26 Intro| does there seem to be any reason why they should ever decline
27 Intro| Shakspere or Milton. There is no reason to suppose that English
28 Text | indeed; but I have often had reason to think that there are
29 Text | SOCRATES: And what is the reason of this? Let us consider:—
30 Text | himself suggest a very good reason, when he says,~‘For he alone
31 Text | This appears to be a good reason for calling the son of the
32 Text | track.~SOCRATES: There is reason, I think, in calling the
33 Text | rational enough. And there is reason in the Athenians calling
34 Text | SOCRATES: And is not that the reason, Hermogenes, why no one,
35 Text | Apollo,—and with as little reason; the fear, if I am not mistaken,
36 Text | SOCRATES: There is also reason, my friend, in Pan being
37 Text | of the name? of which the reason is, that men long for (imeirousi)
38 Text | place (pou); this is the reason why the name pothos is applied
39 Text | follow. And this is the reason why every man should expend
Critias
Part
40 Intro| poetry: (4) the ingenious reason assigned for the Greek names
41 Text | actions have disappeared by reason of the destruction of those
42 Text | before. And this is the reason why the names of the ancients
43 Text | foreigners. I will tell you the reason of this: Solon, who was
44 Text | wonderfully adapted for use by reason of the pleasantness and
Crito
Part
45 Intro| followed the dictates of reason only and the opinion of
46 Intro| hours. He must be guided by reason, although her conclusions
47 Text | peaceful slumbers; and for that reason I did not awake you, because
48 Text | natures who must be guided by reason, whatever the reason may
49 Text | by reason, whatever the reason may be which upon reflection
50 Text | death—and with as little reason. But now, since the argument
Euthydemus
Part
51 Text | not too old? there may be reason to fear that.~SOCRATES:
52 Text | replied—inevitable.~I see the reason, I said, why you are in
53 Text | And should we be happy by reason of the presence of good
54 Text | I should have far more reason to beat yours, said Ctesippus;
55 Text | replied.~But how, he said, by reason of one thing being present
56 Text | political wisdom; there is reason in what they say, for they
Euthyphro
Part
57 Intro| dislike of his may be the reason why he is charged with impiety. ‘
58 Intro| wise; and then for some reason or other they are angry:’
59 Text | others, and then for some reason or other, perhaps, as you
60 Text | father (Uranus) for a similar reason, in a nameless manner. And
61 Text | SOCRATES: May not this be the reason, Euthyphro, why I am charged
62 Text | Euthyphro, there is no reason why not. But whether this
63 Text | carried, or for some other reason?~EUTHYPHRO: No; that is
64 Text | EUTHYPHRO: No; that is the reason.~SOCRATES: And the same
65 Text | holy, or for some other reason?~EUTHYPHRO: No, that is
66 Text | EUTHYPHRO: No, that is the reason.~SOCRATES: It is loved because
67 Text | SOCRATES: Yes, my friend; the reason is that I am a votary of
The First Alcibiades
Part
68 Text | want you to understand the reason why you have been too much
69 Text | this I conceive to be the reason why the God has hitherto
70 Text | shipbuilding:—is that the reason?~ALCIBIADES: It is.~SOCRATES:
71 Text | feel no doubt; and for this reason—because you would know?~
72 Text | suppose so.~SOCRATES: And the reason why you involuntarily contradict
73 Text | expedient and inexpedient, the reason is that you are ignorant
74 Text | SOCRATES: Do you see the reason why, or shall I tell you?~
75 Text | Tell me.~SOCRATES: The reason is, that you not only do
76 Text | Pericles were simpletons, what reason can be given why he neglects
77 Text | Verily, then, you have good reason to be satisfied, if you
78 Text | noble arena: there is no reason why you should either learn
79 Text | among them, for this very reason, that the two parties respectively
80 Text | SOCRATES: And this is the reason why their arts are accounted
81 Text | That is true.~SOCRATES: The reason was that I loved you for
Gorgias
Part
82 Intro| works of art, we may find a reason for everything, and lose
83 Intro| we shall hereafter have reason to observe, that although
84 Intro| termed, because they give no reason of their own existence.
85 Intro| unassuming in his demeanour? The reason is that he is not certain
86 Intro| to marry yours. But what reason is there in this? For if
87 Intro| professes to be convinced by reason only, yet the argument is
88 Intro| extravagant irony in the reason which is assigned for the
89 Intro| an appeal to the higher reason. He is uttering truths before
90 Intro| treachery or of tyranny. Reason tells them that death comes
91 Intro| by feeling rather than by reason, to their feelings the appeal
92 Intro| saving men from death, the reason being that he is uncertain
93 Intro| represents the conflict of reason aided by passion or righteous
94 Text | Certainly.~SOCRATES: And the reason for asking this second question
95 Text | friends; but that is no reason why the trainers or fencing-masters
96 Text | Illustrious Polus, the reason why we provide ourselves
97 Text | to explain or to give a reason of the nature of its own
98 Text | and the sophist, but by reason of their near connection,
99 Text | were beautiful, either by reason of the pleasure which they
100 Text | music beautiful for the same reason?~POLUS: I should.~SOCRATES:
101 Text | about whom he cares. The reason, as I conceive, is that
102 Text | state a case, or give any reason or proof, Or offer valiant
103 Text | distribution of all of them by reason of his authority, but he
104 Text | has admitted custom and reason and the opinion of other
105 Text | SOCRATES: That was the reason, Callicles, why I scared
106 Text | that the evil are evil by reason of the presence of evil?~
107 Text | principles of action and reason in each case, cookery in
108 Text | regards either the nature or reason of that pleasure to which
109 Text | Republic.)~And this is the reason why the pilot, although
110 Text | principle, what justice or reason is there in your refusal?
111 Text | 1 Alcib.)~SOCRATES: The reason is, Callicles, that the
112 Text | should act unjustly by reason of the injustice which is
113 Text | men act unjustly, but by reason of injustice.~CALLICLES:
114 Text | Then we have found the reason why there is no dishonour
115 Text | Yes, we have found the reason.~SOCRATES: But when the
116 Text | crimes, and are incurable by reason of their crimes, are made
117 Text | contemn. And there might be reason in your contemning such
Ion
Part
118 Intro| the God, and this is the reason why some poets, like Homer,
119 Intro| poet, and for a similar reason some rhapsodes, like Ion,
120 Intro| No, that is not the real reason; there are many examples
121 Intro| Imagination is often at war with reason and fact. The concentration
122 Intro| of many who in the way of reason would be incapable of understanding
123 Text | plenty to say?~SOCRATES: The reason, my friend, is obvious.
124 Text | about others—tell me the reason of this.~SOCRATES: I perceive,
125 Text | what I imagine to be the reason of this. The gift which
126 Text | SOCRATES: And will the reason be that this is his art,
127 Text | will there be any other reason?~ION: No, that will be the
128 Text | ION: No, that will be the reason.~SOCRATES: And every art
129 Text | name of goodness can be the reason why you, who are the best
130 Text | ION: Why, Socrates, the reason is, that my countrymen,
Laches
Part
131 Text | tell you at the time the reason why my friend Melesias and
132 Text | any reserve with you. The reason was, that we were intending
133 Text | ourselves; which is the reason why he who fancies that
134 Text | SOCRATES: And for this reason, as I imagine,—because a
135 Text | badly, and that this was the reason of your answering badly.
136 Text | deemed courage. Hear my reason: I am sure, Laches, that
137 Text | law there might have been reason in so doing; but why should
138 Text | he means, and if he has reason on his side we will agree
139 Text | human beings ever know by reason of their difficulty. He
Laws
Book
140 1 | large plain; and for this reason they have horsemen in Thessaly,
141 1 | instituted by him for a similar reason, because he saw that while
142 1 | dare say; but there is no reason why we should rudely quarrel
143 1 | The Cretan laws are with reason famous among the Hellenes;
144 1 | sacred and golden cord of reason, called by us the common
145 1 | is law. For inasmuch as reason is beautiful and gentle,
146 1 | individual, attaining to right reason in this matter of pulling
147 1 | altogether, although you have no reason for abstaining?”~Cleinias.
148 2 | after they have attained reason, to be in harmony with her.
149 2 | youth towards that right reason, which the law affirms,
150 2 | agree with me, there is no reason why you should not argue
151 2 | shown that there is good reason for the proposal.~Cleinias.
152 2 | part of our city which, by reason of age and intelligence,
153 2 | madnesses in others; for which reason he gave men wine. Such traditions
154 2 | and roars without rhyme or reason; and when he has once got
155 2 | jumps about without rhyme or reason; and this, as you will remember,
156 3 | altogether more just? The reason has been already explained.~
157 3 | be at variance with his reason. But every state and every
158 3 | pleasure and the judgment of reason in the soul is, in my opinion,
159 3 | knowledge, or opinion, or reason, which are her natural lords,
160 3 | partaker who lives according to reason; whereas he who is devoid
161 3 | whereas he who is devoid of reason is the destroyer of his
162 3 | this end. Nor is there any reason to be surprised at our continually
163 3 | chance, as I maintain; the reason is rather the evil life
164 3 | and corresponding to true reason, can be intemperate?~Megillus.
165 3 | worse. And we affirm the reason of this to have been, that
166 3 | going on, or for some other reason of which we are not told,
167 3 | opinion of the better by reason of an over–daring sort of
168 3 | Athenian. And that was our reason for considering the settlement
169 4 | whatever, and that is the reason for selecting the place;
170 4 | of these.~Athenian. The reason is, my excellent friends,
171 4 | abundant. And of this the reason is said to have been as
172 4 | I mention this? For this reason:—Because all discourses
173 4 | addressed, in order that, by reason of this good–will, he might
174 5 | strangers. And for this reason, he who has a spark of caution
175 5 | the appointed number by reason of bereavement, we ought
176 5 | and fatal influences by reason of diverse winds and violent
177 5 | and violent heats, some by reason of waters; or, again, from
178 6 | by measure; and both by reason of equality, and by reason
179 6 | reason of equality, and by reason of inequality, cities are
180 6 | justice. And this is the reason why we are obliged to use
181 6 | of his commanders, or by reason of absolute necessity, if
182 6 | clear up doubts. For this reason, he who goes to law with
183 6 | state at all. And for this reason there shall be a court of
184 6 | relates to slaves. And the reason is that we speak about them
185 6 | houses capable of defence by reason of their uniformity and
186 6 | of fear and law and right reason; turning them away from
187 7 | an evil in states; for by reason of their smallness and frequent
188 7 | understand than for you, by reason of certain amusements which
189 7 | matter at all?~Athenian. The reason is that masters and freemen
190 7 | Stranger, and what is the reason of this?~Athenian. The reason
191 7 | reason of this?~Athenian. The reason is obvious.~Cleinias. What?~
192 7 | most regard for life and reason keeps awake as long he can,
193 7 | as he has the fountain of reason in him not yet regulated;
194 7 | up arms; if for no other reason, yet in case the whole military
195 7 | virtue. And for this very reason he should learn them both,
196 7 | the subject: there is no reason why that should prevent
197 7 | commensurable, have we not reason to be ashamed of our compatriots;
198 8 | Athenian. And what is the reason that dances and contests
199 8 | every other:—that is one reason why a city will not be in
200 8 | standing alone and following reason only.~Cleinias. What is
201 8 | perdition; and from which reason, assuming the functions
202 8 | infamous; and is not the reason of this that no one has
203 8 | fallen into a difficulty by reason of the vices of mankind,
204 8 | waters, and there is no reason why we should propose to
205 9 | having knowledge of it, by reason of cowardice does not interfere
206 9 | full of fear and panic by reason of his violent end, when
207 9 | own, or for any similar reason, in such a case let him
208 9 | most savage beast. And the reason of this is that no man’s
209 9 | pursuing Pleasure without any reason, and will bring these to
210 10 | Why, Stranger, what other reason is there?~Athenian. One
211 10 | present occasion there is no reason why brevity should be preferred
212 10 | one of them, and gently reason with him, smothering our
213 10 | in accordance with right reason, you appear to me to maintain,
214 10 | seem difficult, there is no reason for apprehension about them,
215 10 | but useful, is there any reason or religion, as it seems
216 10 | then there is a second reason of their dissolution. “And
217 10 | produced in another, by reason of another, but never has
218 10 | and yet there is great reason to believe that this nature,
219 10 | with him in prayer. The reason of this is as follows:—Gods
220 11 | offices. And this is the reason why I have spoken of these
221 11 | give a word of counsel and reason, and the law shall come
222 11 | things—there would have been reason in making laws for them,
223 12 | men; and there is every reason to expect that, if the reality
224 12 | states going astray—the reason is that their legislators
225 12 | gift of nature and not of reason. But without reason there
226 12 | not of reason. But without reason there never has been, or
227 12 | institutions, is not able to give a reason of such things as have a
228 12 | of such things as have a reason. And he who is unable to
229 12 | only, mingling together reason and mind in one image, in
230 12 | all our previous life, by reason of the saving virtue which
Lysis
Part
231 Intro| But how is this?’ ‘The reason is that he is not old enough.’ ‘
232 Intro| old enough.’ ‘No; the real reason is that he is not wise enough:
233 Text | a fool. And this is the reason why I take you into my counsels,
234 Text | he said, Socrates, the reason is that I am not of age.~
235 Text | whether that is the real reason, I said; for I should imagine
236 Text | said.~Then what can be the reason, Lysis, I said, why they
237 Text | dear youth, I said, the reason is not any deficiency of
238 Text | pugnacious, and that is the reason why I want you to argue
239 Text | the body is compelled by reason of disease to court and
240 Text | becomes the friend of good, by reason of the presence of evil?~
241 Text | Friendship is the love which by reason of the presence of evil
242 Text | be sure.~But is there any reason why, because evil perishes,
243 Text | friend loves something for a reason? and at the time of making
Menexenus
Part
244 Text | government, and for this reason they were good, and our
245 Text | origin, nor honoured by reason of the opposite, as in other
246 Text | Hellenes expected! And the reason of this gentleness was the
Meno
Part
247 Intro| genius. But there is no reason to suppose that he is deriding
248 Intro| of the Meno. There is no reason to suppose that any of the
249 Intro| imperceptibly from one to the other. Reason and fancy are mingled in
250 Intro| also communicated to the reason of man his own attributes
251 Intro| is the direction of the reason towards the infinite, in
252 Intro| In the exaltation of the reason or intellect, in the denial
253 Intro| itself,’ to which, if we reason strictly, no predicate can
254 Text | strong, she will be strong by reason of the same form and of
255 Text | indeed; there would be small reason in that. Yet once more,
256 Text | SOCRATES: And for this reason—that there are other figures?~
257 Text | might be able to give a reason of their profession: there
258 Text | I fear that I have some reason in doubting whether virtue
259 Text | govern states. This was the reason why they were unable to
260 Text | instinct accompanied by reason, unless there may be supposed
Parmenides
Part
261 Intro| than not one, either by reason of other or of itself; and
262 Intro| greater or less or equal by reason of equality or greatness
263 Intro| the higher ideas of the reason;—and out of their different
264 Text | both like and unlike, by reason of this participation?—Where
265 Text | which are apprehended by reason, the same puzzle and entanglement
266 Text | divine, so by parity of reason they, being gods, are not
267 Text | and he will seem to have reason on his side, and as we were
268 Text | Certainly not.~Then not by reason of otherness is the one
269 Text | than the one.~No.~Nor by reason of themselves will they
270 Text | are not other, either by reason of themselves or of the
271 Text | touch others.~Why not?~The reason is, that whatever is to
Phaedo
Part
272 Intro| Compare Phaedrus.) This is the reason why he abstains from fleshly
273 Intro| instead of telling the true reason—that he is here because
274 Intro| greater and less (greater by reason of that which is smaller!),
275 Intro| pleasures of the body, has reason to be of good hope at the
276 Intro| feelings, rather than by our reason, to think of the good and
277 Intro| proper sense the use of reason, reappear with blinking
278 Intro| partakers of immortality. Reason does not allow us to suppose
279 Intro| exceptional privilege? When we reason about such a subject, almost
280 Intro| delusive. For we cannot reason from the natural to the
281 Intro| and therefore we have no reason to infer that he will govern
282 Intro| will say: That we cannot reason from the seen to the unseen,
283 Intro| towards such a belief—we have reason to think that our destiny
284 Text | afterwards. What was the reason of this?~PHAEDO: An accident,
285 Text | trial, and this was the reason why Socrates lay in prison
286 Text | together; and this is the reason why when one comes the other
287 Text | an echo; but there is no reason why I should not repeat
288 Text | matter thus, there may be reason in saying that a man should
289 Text | replied Socrates; there is reason in what you say. And so
290 Text | the real philosopher has reason to be of good cheer when
291 Text | other sense together with reason, but with the very light
292 Text | endless trouble to us by reason of the mere requirement
293 Text | service of the body; and by reason of all these impediments
294 Text | is true, there is great reason to hope that, going whither
295 Text | speaking, there would be good reason to hope, Socrates, that
296 Text | were knowledge and right reason already in him? And this
297 Text | knowledge only. And this is the reason, Simmias and Cebes, why
298 Text | sort of ignorance; and by reason of lust had become the principal
299 Text | And this, Cebes, is the reason why the true lovers of knowledge
300 Text | and brave; and not for the reason which the world gives.~Certainly
301 Text | soul of a philosopher will reason in quite another way; she
302 Text | calm passion, and follow reason, and dwell in the contemplation
303 Text | with a smile: Simmias has reason on his side; and why does
304 Text | to die will always have reason to fear that when the body
305 Text | added together make two by reason of the addition. I cannot
306 Text | satisfied that I understand the reason why one or anything else
307 Text | greater is greater by, and by reason of, greatness, and the less
308 Text | is less only by, and by reason of, smallness; and thus
309 Text | greater man is greater by reason of the head, which is small.
310 Text | exceeded eight by, and by reason of, two; but would say by,
311 Text | but would say by, and by reason of, number; or you would
312 Text | because he is Simmias, but by reason of the size which he has;
313 Text | Simmias; nor can I see any reason for doubt after what has
314 Text | hesitating confidence in human reason, you may, I think, follow
315 Text | never come to the surface by reason of his feebleness and sluggishness,
316 Text | compare Republic). The reason is, that they are pure,
317 Text | which they flow. And the reason why the streams are always
318 Text | appear to be incurable by reason of the greatness of their
319 Text | like these, which is the reason why I lengthen out the tale.
Phaedrus
Part
320 Intro| principles—a better and a worse—reason and desire, which are generally
321 Intro| writings, as well as the reason of the thing, lead us to
322 Intro| There is more rhythm than reason; the creative power of imagination
323 Intro| charioteer represents the reason, or that the black horse
324 Intro| Republic, always sides with the reason. Both are dragged out of
325 Intro| in his elevation of the reason over sense and passion,
326 Intro| impulse is in harmony with reason; their dualism, on the other
327 Intro| denying that this gift of reason can ever be obliterated
328 Intro| as the motive power and reason of the universe.~The conception
329 Intro| we should infer from the reason of the thing, but there
330 Intro| figure of speech. For this reason, it is unnecessary to enquire
331 Intro| is in heaven. There is no reason to suppose that in the fairest
332 Intro| but the concentration of reason in feeling, the enthusiastic
333 Intro| mostly preserved. There is no reason to suppose that, in the
334 Intro| him. This seems to be the reason why so many of them have
335 Text | excuse me when you hear the reason, which is, that I am a lover
336 Text | lovers consider how by reason of their love they have
337 Text | non-lovers meet, no one asks the reason why, because people know
338 Text | therefore, you will have more reason in being afraid of the lover,
339 Text | PHAEDRUS: I admit that there is reason in what you say, and I too
340 Text | When opinion by the help of reason leads us to the best, the
341 Text | desire, which is devoid of reason, rules in us and drags us
342 Text | the better of the higher reason and the other desires, is
343 Text | philosopher and knew the reason why; and therefore, when
344 Text | knows.~There will be more reason in appealing to the ancient
345 Text | And now let us ask the reason why the soul loses her wings!~
346 Text | and again fails to see by reason of the unruliness of the
347 Text | and feed upon opinion. The reason why the souls exhibit this
348 Text | sense to one conception of reason;—this is the recollection
349 Text | at the time, and is the reason why the soul of the lover
350 Text | the arguments of shame and reason. After this their happiness
351 Text | persuasion.~PHAEDRUS: There is reason in the lady’s defence of
Philebus
Part
352 Intro| The development of the reason undisturbed by the emotions
353 Intro| of the third class, while reason or mind is akin to the fourth
354 Intro| are clearly more akin to reason than to pleasure, and will
355 Intro| symmetry; the third, to reason and wisdom; the fourth,
356 Intro| an everlasting quality of reason or reasoning which never
357 Intro| science practical. In the reason which he gives for the superiority
358 Intro| apprehended by the purest mind and reason. The lower sciences, including
359 Intro| to opinion rather than to reason, and are placed together
360 Intro| objective form, but as the human reason seeking to attain truth
361 Intro| themselves. And for this reason I should like to consider
362 Intro| state, there seems to be no reason why the life of wisdom should
363 Intro| eternal and unchangeable. And reason and wisdom are concerned
364 Intro| and to this we adhere. Reason intimates, as at first,
365 Intro| philosophy which may not with reason be ascribed to him— he is
366 Intro| alive. We do not stop to reason about common honesty. Whenever
367 Intro| but in the conflict of reason and passion they assert
368 Intro| lived; but this is rather a reason for admiring than for depreciating
369 Intro| into the whole enquiry. We reason readily and cheerfully from
370 Intro| his laws revealed to us by reason and experience, in nature,
371 Text | cosmos, which for the same reason may be considered to be
372 Text | life of wisdom, there is no reason why he should not live in
373 Text | true.~SOCRATES: There is a reason why I say all this.~PROTARCHUS:
374 Text | because they are false, but by reason of some other great corruption
375 Text | Certainly, and for the reason which you mention.~SOCRATES:
376 Text | at all? I do not see the reason.~SOCRATES: You, Protarchus,
377 Text | Certainly.~SOCRATES: And now reason intimates to us, as at our
378 Text | understands justice, and has reason as well as understanding
379 Text | And may we not say with reason that we are now at the vestibule
380 Text | mixture as being good by reason of the infusion of them.~
381 Text | not the least particle of reason in them; whereas mind is
Protagoras
Part
382 Intro| human things.”’~There is no reason to suppose that in all this
383 Intro| regarded them. Nor is there any reason to doubt that Socrates is
384 Text | of speakers. There is no reason why we should not go to
385 Text | state.’~And this is the reason, Socrates, why the Athenians
386 Text | explained to you, Socrates, the reason of this phenomenon.~And
387 Text | the feeble? And for this reason. Because he knows that good
388 Text | under the notion, or for the reason, that he has done wrong, —
389 Text | of good men. What is the reason why good men teach their
390 Text | another, and this is the reason why every one is so ready
391 Text | inward parts: and for this reason physicians always forbid
392 Text | explaining when asked the reason of the difference. And I
393 Text | considering that if the reason of their superiority were
394 Text | hard’); there would be no reason for the introduction of (
395 Text | voices and conversation, by reason of their stupidity, raise
396 Text | say, the divers.~And the reason of this is that they have
397 Text | knowledge?~Yes, that is the reason.~And who have confidence
398 Text | persons whom I have asked the reason of this have said that when
399 Text | which they affirm to be the reason why they do not always do
400 Text | them evil for any other reason, except because they end
401 Text | things good for any other reason except that they end in
402 Text | cowards?~He assented.~And the reason why they are cowards is
The Republic
Book
403 1 | several arts different, by reason of their each having a separate
404 1 | superior. ~And this is the reason, my dear Thrasymachus, why,
405 1 | Very true. ~And for this reason, I said, money and honor
406 1 | this, as I imagine, is the reason why the forwardness to take
407 1 | indeed as good. For there is reason to think that if a city
408 1 | argument so long as I have reason to think that you, Thrasymachus,
409 1 | incapable of united action by reason of sedition and distraction?
410 2 | will argue that there is reason in this view, for the life
411 2 | lesser evil, and honored by reason of the inability of men
412 2 | not comprehend you. ~The reason is, I replied, that you
413 3 | he said. ~And for this reason the loss of a son or brother,
414 3 | unsuitable. ~And this is the reason why in our State, and in
415 3 | sympathy with the beauty of reason. ~There can be no nobler
416 3 | before he is able to know the reason why; and when reason comes
417 3 | the reason why; and when reason comes he will recognize
418 3 | point of death, and for this reason he was struck by lightning.
419 3 | when young. And this is the reason why in youth good men often
420 3 | brothers. ~You had good reason, he said, to be ashamed
421 4 | be denied. ~And for this reason, I said, I shall not attempt
422 4 | Certainly not. ~Nor by reason of a knowledge which advises
423 4 | similar knowledge? ~Not by reason of any of them, he said. ~
424 4 | them, he said. ~Nor yet by reason of a knowledge which cultivates
425 4 | the smallest. ~And so by reason of the smallest part or
426 4 | unprincipled. ~Yes, there is reason in that. ~And now, I said,
427 4 | moderate desires which follow reason, and are under the guidance
428 4 | and valiant and wise by reason of certain other affections
429 4 | principle is derived from reason, and that which bids and
430 4 | violently prevail over his reason, he reviles himself, and
431 4 | spirit is on the side of his reason; but for the passionate
432 4 | part with the desires when reason decides that she should
433 4 | of the shepherd, that is, reason, bidding his dog bark no
434 4 | Is passion different from reason also, or only a kind of
435 4 | also, or only a kind of reason; in which latter case, instead
436 4 | the natural auxiliary of reason? ~Yes, he said, there must
437 4 | also to be different from reason. ~But that is easily proved:
438 4 | to attain to the use of reason, and most of them late enough. ~
439 4 | nerving and sustaining the reason with noble words and lessons,
440 4 | in pain the commands of reason about what he ought or ought
441 4 | one ruling principle of reason, and the two subject ones
442 4 | are equally agreed that reason ought to rule, and do not
443 4 | duties? ~No one. ~And the reason is that each part of him
444 4 | of justice, and for that reason it was of use? ~Clearly. ~
445 5 | the better principle which reason asserted, then the man was
446 5 | their bravery will be a reason, and such fathers ought
447 5 | in other States. ~And the reason of this, over and above
448 5 | That will be the chief reason. ~And this unity of feeling
449 5 | Hellenes; and, indeed, we have reason to fear that the offering
450 5 | and mother: There might be reason in the conqueror depriving
451 6 | thing? ~There can be no reason, he said, for rejecting
452 6 | I agreed. ~Yes. ~And the reason why the good are useless
453 6 | replied. ~Neither is there any reason why I should again set in
454 6 | not. ~Very true. ~There is reason in supposing that the finest
455 6 | foresaw, and this was the reason why truth forced us to admit,
456 6 | are impossible, I see no reason to affirm: if they were
457 6 | order moving according to reason; these he imitates, and
458 6 | very shame, if for no other reason, cannot refuse to come to
459 6 | of the visible forms and reason about them, they are thinking
460 6 | sort of knowledge which reason herself attains by the power
461 6 | not to exercise the higher reason upon them, although when
462 6 | cognizable by the higher reason. And the habit which is
463 6 | term understanding, and not reason, as being intermediate between
464 6 | intermediate between opinion and reason. ~You have quite conceived
465 7 | first see the sun and then reason about him. ~And when he
466 7 | the immediate source of reason and truth in the intellectual;
467 7 | light, there will be more reason in this than in the laugh
468 7 | compelling the soul to reason about abstract number, and
469 7 | are to be apprehended by reason and intelligence, but not
470 7 | make the natural gift of reason to be of any real use. ~
471 7 | unable to give and take a reason will have the knowledge
472 7 | absolute by the light of reason only, and without any assistance
473 7 | be like posts, having no reason in them, and yet to be set
474 7 | was before saying, is the reason why she has fallen into
475 8 | true muse, the companion of reason and philosophy, and have
476 8 | feature is, that, for a like reason, they are incapable of carrying
477 8 | replied. ~And when he has made reason and spirit sit down on the
478 8 | wrong, or taming them by reason, but by necessity and fear
479 8 | getting out of all order and reason, passes into the harshest
480 9 | controlled by the laws and by reason, and the better desires
481 9 | rouses up the third, which is reason, before he takes his rest,
482 9 | generated. ~And is not this the reason why, of old, love has been
483 9 | break loose within him by reason of a similar evil nature
484 9 | But do you observe the reason of this? ~Yes; the reason
485 9 | reason of this? ~Yes; the reason is, that the whole city
486 9 | experience, and wisdom, and reason? ~There cannot be a better,
487 9 | philosopher? ~What faculty? ~Reason, with whom, as we were saying,
488 9 | experience and wisdom and reason are the judges - ~The only
489 9 | the lover of wisdom and reason are the truest. ~And so
490 9 | they kill one another by reason of their insatiable lust.
491 9 | satisfaction of his anger without reason or sense? ~Yes, he said,
492 9 | guidance and in the company of reason and knowledge, and pursue
493 9 | them from philosophy and reason, the more strange and illusive
494 9 | is not that farthest from reason which is at the greatest
495 9 | from the region of law and reason, and taken up his abode
496 9 | now, and let us gently reason with the unjust, who is
497 9 | Such appears to be the reason. ~And therefore, being desirous
498 9 | true. ~And, for the same reason, he will gladly accept and
499 10 | and there will be more reason for your saying so. For
500 10 | is equally removed from reason, and that they have no true