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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