Estevão Pereira de Sousa

Entre o desejo e a virtude: Eros, prazer e enkráteia no Sócrates de Xenofonte  

This article investigates the relationship between desire, pleasure, and virtue in the representation of Socrates in Xenophon’s Memorabilia. Our argument focuses on the concept of ἐγκράτεια (enkráteia), a fundamental element of Socratic ethics as understood by Xenophon. We begin from the premise that, although desires...