Shame and Virtue in Platoâs Laws: Two Kinds of Fear and the Drunken Puppet

Julia Pfefferkorn

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Pages:: 252â269

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004432277_015

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In Laws 646e4, right after the puppet allegory, the Athenian introduces a distinction between âtwo virtually opposite kinds of fearâ (Î´ÏÎ¿ ÏÏÎ²ÏÎ½ Îµá¼´Î´Î· ÏÏÎµÎ´á½¸Î½ á¼Î½Î±Î½ÏÎ¯Î±). The first is described very generally as the expectation of evils, whereas the second refers, more specifically, to the fear of a bad reputation, also called âshameâ (Î±á¼°ÏÏÏÎ½Î·; Î±á¼°Î´ÏÏ). Contrary to common fear, this second kind is to be fostered in the citizensâ souls. Based on this positive account of the emotion of shame and the considerable emphasis it receives throughout the dialogue, this paper offers a close reading of the relevant context that precedes this passage, leading to the assumption that in the Laws certain emotions not only help to acquire virtue, but actually partake in virtue. Furthermore, an analysis of the connection between the introduction of the two kinds of fear and the puppet image reveals that the latter depicts a reverse analogy between courage and moderation, and moreover, of no less importance, strongly suggests that in the Laws the tripartition of the soul continues to be Platoâs underlying thought pattern in regard to psychology.

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Emotions in Plato

Series:Â Brill's Plato Studies Series, Volume: 4

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