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In the Republic, "sober" means
{ 1 } - "self-controlled" (with reason governing the appetites).
{ 2 } - "free of alcoholic intoxication."
{ 3 } - "following what is socially accepted" (and not rocking the boat).
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In the Republic, "sober" means
{ 1 } - "self-controlled" (with reason governing the appetites).
{ 2 } - "free of alcoholic intoxication."
{ 3 } - "following what is socially accepted" (and not rocking the boat).
Why didn't Plato's translators just say "self-controlled"? The word "sober" is misleading here.
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In the Republic, "sober" means
{ 1 } - "self-controlled" (with reason governing the appetites).
{ 2 } - "free of alcoholic intoxication."
{ 3 } - "following what is socially accepted" (and not rocking the boat).
You should have another drink if you think this.
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In the Republic, "sober" means
{ 1 } - "self-controlled" (with reason governing the appetites).
{ 2 } - "free of alcoholic intoxication."
{ 3 } - "following what is socially accepted" (and not rocking the boat).
So Plato was a cultural relativist?
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