Article ID: CBB382821836

Promêtheia as Rational Agency in Plato (2021)

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The Greeks knew a virtue term that represented the ability to determine which norms deserved commitment, a virtue term usually misunderstood as “prediction of likely outcomes” or “being hesitant”: promêtheia . Plato’s uses of this term, almost completely ignored by scholarship, show a sensitivity to the prerequisites for the capacity for rational agency. We must add this virtue term to the usual suspects related to acting as a rational agent: sôphrosunê, dikaiosunê, phrônesis , and sophia . Promêtheia stands out for its importance in times of ignorance of the future.

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Authors & Contributors
Jon Bornholdt
Chang, Lian
Zaborowski, Robert
Sagias, G.
Prince, Brian David
Price, A. W.
Concepts
Philosophy
Soul (philosophy)
Ontology
Metaphysics
Mathematics
History of philosophy of science
Time Periods
Ancient
20th century
Places
Greece
Europe
Rome (Italy)
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