Ideas from 'Socrates: Ironist and Moral Philosopher' by Gregory Vlastos [1991], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Socrates: Ironist and Moral Philosopher' by Vlastos,Gregory [CUP 1992,0-521-31450-x]].

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25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 3. Punishment / b. Retribution for crime
In early Greece the word for punishment was also the word for vengeance
                        Full Idea: Down to the last third of the fifth century, 'timoria', whose original and always primary sense is "vengeance", is THE word for "punishment".
                        From: Gregory Vlastos (Socrates: Ironist and Moral Philosopher [1991], p.186)