Sophrosyne and the Rhetoric of Self Restraint: Polysemy and Persuasive Use of an Ancient Greek Value Term

Preface......Page 11
1. Aims of the Investigation: σωφροσύνη in Plato and in non-philosophical Greek......Page 13
2. The Meanings of σωφροσύνη: An Overview provided by Plato\'s Charmides......Page 15
3. Problems with Traditional Semantic Descriptions of σωφροσύνη......Page 19
4. Contrasting Theories of Language and Meaning: Structuralist versus Cognitive Approaches......Page 26
5. Contrasting Conceptions of Categorisation: The \'Classical Approach\' versus Cognitive Linguistics......Page 31
6. Requirements for a Semantic Description of σώφρων  and Cognates......Page 38
7. Theoretical Apparatus for Addressing these Requirements......Page 42
8. The Disposition of this Study: Theory Versus Practice......Page 47
1. Introduction......Page 53
2. σαοφροσύνη and the Rationalisation of Restraint in Homer......Page 54
3. Restraint and Concern for Others: Αἰδώς......Page 62
4. Loss or Destruction of φρένες: the Critique of Unaccountable Behaviour......Page 66
5. Models of Good Sense and Control: Penelope, Telemachus and Odysseus......Page 73
5.1. Penelope......Page 74
5.2. Telemachus......Page 80
5.3. Odysseus......Page 82
6. Conclusion......Page 86
1. Introduction: σωφροσύνη and the Male Citizen......Page 87
2. Political Uses of σωφροσύνη: Theognidea, Pindar, Bacchylides......Page 88
3. σωφροσύνη in Private Life......Page 104
4. Conclusion......Page 109
1. Introduction......Page 111
2. Restraint of Violence and Respect for the Gods: Seven Against Thebes, Oresteia......Page 114
3. Quiet Behaviour and Control of Emotion: Seven Against Thebes, Suppliant Women......Page 125
4. Subjects and Authorities: Obedience......Page 129
5. Conclusion......Page 132
1. Introduction......Page 135
2. Ajax......Page 137
3. Electra......Page 145
4. The \'Prudential\' σωφροσύνη of the Non-Heroic Citizen......Page 149
5. Conclusion......Page 153
1. Introduction......Page 155
2. The Use of σώφρων and Cognates in Euripides: Men......Page 157
3. The Use of σώφρων and Cognates in Euripides: Women......Page 165
4. Different Views on σωφροσύνη: The Farmer in Electra......Page 173
5. Hippolytus......Page 175
6. Bacchae......Page 185
7. Medea......Page 194
8. Conclusion......Page 200
1. Introduction......Page 203
2. Herodotus......Page 206
3. Thucydides......Page 213
3.1. σωφροσύνη in External and Internal Politics......Page 215
3.2. σωφροσύνη in Sparta......Page 220
3.3. σωφροσύνη as a Political Slogan in Athens......Page 228
3.4. The Chapter on στασις......Page 230
3.5. Conclusion......Page 233
1. Introduction......Page 235
2. Aristophanes: The σωφροσύνη of the Ordinary Citizen......Page 237
3. The Attic Orators: the σώφρων πολίτης......Page 245
4. The σωφροσύνη of the πόλις......Page 259
5. Conclusion......Page 261
1. Introduction......Page 263
2. The Uses of σώφρων and Cognates in Plato\'s Time: A Synchronic Conspectus......Page 264
3.1. The Central Parameters: Who is σώφρων and What are the Manifestations of σωφροσύνη......Page 282
3.2. Individual Perspectives: Which Speakers Insist onσωφροσύνη?......Page 283
3.3. Physical Manifestations of σωφροσύνη......Page 284
3.4. The Connections between the Groups of Uses: The Synchronic Conspectus and Individual Authors: The Abstract Schemata......Page 286
4. The Specialised/Restricted Use of Some Cognate Terms: A Note on σωφρόνως, σωφρονίζειν, σωφρονιστής and σωφρόνισμα......Page 300
5. An Outlook: Towards Plato......Page 303
1. Introduction......Page 305
2. Polysemous σωφροσύνη and the \'Unity\' of Virtue......Page 307
3. σωφροσύνη, σοφία and δικαιοσύνη: Protagoras......Page 311
4. σωφροσύνη and ἀνδρεία: Laches......Page 317
5. σωφροσύνη and ἀνδρεία: Gorgias......Page 322
6. σωφροσύνη and ἀνδρεία: Republic and Politicus......Page 329
7. Polysemous σωφροσύνη and the \'Unity\' of Virtue: Conclusion......Page 334
8. The Definition of σωφροσύνη: Charmides......Page 335
8.1. The First Definition: ἡσυχία......Page 338
8.2. The Second Definition: αἰδώς......Page 341
8.3. The Third Definition: τά ἑαυτοῦ πράττειν......Page 342
8.4. The Fourth Definition: Self-Knowledge......Page 344
8.5. Charmides: Conclusions......Page 351
9. The Definition of σωφροσύνη: Republic......Page 353
10. Plato and σωφροσύνη: Conclusions......Page 361
References......Page 369
General Index......Page 379
Index of Greek Terms......Page 381
Selective Index of Works and Passages......Page 383