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The dialogue's central question concerns the relative value of [[pleasure]] and [[understanding]], and produces a model for thinking about how complex structures are developed. Socrates begins by summarizing the two sides of the dialogue: | The dialogue's central question concerns the relative value of [[pleasure]] and [[understanding]], and produces a model for thinking about how complex structures are developed. Socrates begins by summarizing the two sides of the dialogue: | ||
<blockquote>Philebus was saying that enjoyment and pleasure and delight, and the class of feelings akin to them, are a good to every living being, whereas I contend, that not these, but wisdom and intelligence and memory, and their kindred, right opinion and true | <blockquote>Philebus was saying that enjoyment and pleasure and delight, and the class of feelings akin to them, are a good to every living being, whereas I contend, that not these, but wisdom and intelligence and memory, and their kindred, right opinion and true | ||
* Plato (tr. B. Jowett). ''[http://www.worldwideschool.org/library/books/phil/ancientmedievalorientalphilosophy/Philebus/toc.html Philebus]''. | * Plato (tr. B. Jowett). ''[http://www.worldwideschool.org/library/books/phil/ancientmedievalorientalphilosophy/Philebus/toc.html Philebus]''. | ||
* Schofield, Malcolm. (1998, 2002). "[http://www.rep.routledge.com/article/A088SECT16 Plato.]" In E. Craig (Ed.), ''[[Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy]].'' London: Routledge. Retrieved September, 2006. | * Schofield, Malcolm. (1998, 2002). "[http://www.rep.routledge.com/article/A088SECT16 Plato.]" In E. Craig (Ed.), ''[[Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy]].'' London: Routledge. Retrieved September, 2006. | ||
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The dialogue's central question concerns the relative value of pleasure and understanding, and produces a model for thinking about how complex structures are developed. Socrates begins by summarizing the two sides of the dialogue:
Philebus was saying that enjoyment and pleasure and delight, and the class of feelings akin to them, are a good to every living being, whereas I contend, that not these, but wisdom and intelligence and memory, and their kindred, right opinion and true
- Plato (tr. B. Jowett). Philebus.
- Schofield, Malcolm. (1998, 2002). "Plato." In E. Craig (Ed.), Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. London: Routledge. Retrieved September, 2006.
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