Sophrosyne in Plato and Methodius
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2014
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This thesis examines the concept and sphere of application of sophrosyne
(moderation, temperance) in Plato’s Charmides, Republic and Symposium and in
Methodius of Olympus’ Symposium. It considers Methodius’ Symposium as an
instance of the reception of Plato, and examines the similarities and differences in
usage of sophrosyne between Plato and Methodius and the ways in which each
author’s use differs from that of his contemporaries. While Methodius’s general
concept of sophrosyne is nearly identical to Plato’s and his application of
sophrosyne to people regardless of any social distinction closely parallels that of
Plato, he offers a different perspective on the place of individual sophrosyne in a
community and reintroduces the idea of gender by suggesting that sophrosyne is has
an inherent masculinity.