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Single Idea 293

[filed under theme 23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / d. Courage ]

Full Idea

To be unafraid (like a small child who doesn't understand the danger) and to be brave are two quite different things.

Gist of Idea

Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things

Source

Plato (Laches [c.381 BCE], 197b)

Book Ref

Plato: 'Early Socratic Dialogues', ed/tr. Saunders,Trevor J [Penguin 1987], p.109

The 2 ideas from 'Laches'

291 Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato]
293 Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato]