SOPHROSYNE AND THE RHETORIC OF SELF-RESTRAINT: POLYSEMY & PERSUASIVE USE OF AN ANCIENT GREEK VALUE TERM

CONTENTS

Preface

Chapter One Introduction

1. Aims of the Investigation: cωфροcύνη in Plato and in non-philosophical Greek

2. The Meanings of cωфροcύνη: An Overview provided by Plato's Charmides

3. Problems with Traditional Semantic Descriptions of cωфροcύνη

4. Contrasting Theories of Language and Meaning: Structuralist versus Cognitive Approaches

5. Contrasting Conceptions of Categorisation: The 'Classical Approach' versus Cognitive Linguistics

6. Requirements for a Semantic Description of cώфρων and Cognates

7. Theoretical Apparatus for Addressing these Requirements

8. The Disposition of this Study: Theory Versus Practice

Chapter Two Homer

1. Introduction

2. cαοфροcύνη and the Rationalisation of Restraint in Homer

3. Restraint and Concern for Others: Αἰδώc

4. Loss or Destruction of фρένεc: the Critique of Unaccountable Behaviour

5. Models of Good Sense and Control: Penelope, Telemachus and Odysseus

5.1. Penelope

5.2. Telemachus

5.3. Odysseus

6. Conclusion

Chapter Three Archaic Poetry

1. Introduction: cωфροcύνη and the Male Citizen

2. Political Uses of cωфροcύνη: Theognidea, Pindar, Bacchylides

3. cωфροcύνη in Private Life

4. Conclusion

Chapter Four Aeschylus

1. Introduction

2. Restraint of Violence and Respect for the Gods: Seven Against Thebes, Oresteia

3. Quiet Behaviour and Control of Emotion: Seven Against Thebes, Suppliant Women

4. Subjects and Authorities: Obedience

5. Conclusion

Chapter Five Sophocles

1. Introduction

2. Ajax

3. Electra

4. The 'Prudential' cωфροcύνη of the Non-Heroic Citizen

5. Conclusion

Chapter Six Euripides

1. Introduction

2. The Use of cώфρων and Cognates in Euripides: Men

3. The Use of cώфρων and Cognates in Euripides: Women

4. Different Views on cωфροcύνη: The Farmer in Electra

5. Hippolytus

6. Bacchae

7. Medea

8. Conclusion

Chapter Seven Historiography

1. Introduction

2. Herodotus

3. Thucydides

3.1. cωфροcύνη in External and Internal Politics

3.2. cωфροcύνη in Sparta

3.3. cωфροcύνη as a Political Slogan in Athens

3.4. The Chapter on cτασιc

3.5. Conclusion

Chapter Eight Aristophanes and the Orators

1. Introduction

2. Aristophanes: The cωфροcύνη of the Ordinary Citizen

3. The Attic Orators: the cώфρων πολίτηc

4. The cωфροcύνη of the πόλιc

5. Conclusion

Chapter Nine Preliminary Conclusions: The Meaning of cωφροσύνη in Plato's Time: A Synchronic Description

1. Introduction

2. The Uses of cώфρων and Cognates in Plato's Time: A Synchronic Conspectus

3. Turning Our Data into a "Network": Parameters and Some Legenda

3.1. The Central Parameters: Who is cώфρων and What are the Manifestations of cωфροcύνη

3.2. Individual Perspectives: Which Speakers Insist on cωфροcύνη?

3.3. Physical Manifestations of cωфροcύνη

3.4. The Connections between the Groups of Uses: The Synchronic Conspectus and Individual Authors: The Abstract Schemata

4. The Specialised/Restricted Use of Some Cognate Terms: A Note on cωфρόνωc, cωфρονίζειν, cωфρονιcτής and cωфρόνιcμα

5. An Outlook: Towards Plato

Chapter Ten Plato

1. Introduction

2. Polysemous cωфροcύνη and the 'Unity' of Virtue

3. cωфροcύνη, cοφία and δικαιοcύνη: Protagoras

4. cωфροcύνη and ἀνδρεία: Laches

5. cωфροcύνη and ἀνδρεία: Gorgias

6. cωфροcύνη and ἀνδρεία: Republic and Politicus

7. Polysemous cωфροcύνη and the 'Unity' of Virtue: Conclusion

8. The Definition of cωфροcύνη: Charmides

8.1. The First Definition: ἡσυχία

8.2. The Second Definition: αἰδώc

8.3. The Third Definition: τά ἑαυτοῦ πράττειν

8.4. The Fourth Definition: Self-Knowledge

8.5. Charmides: Conclusions

9. The Definition of cωфροcύνη: Republic

10. Plato and cωфροcύνη: Conclusions

References

General Index

Index of Greek Terms

Selective Index of Works and Passages

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