Thought

Abstract

a multiple conceptions ranging from the popular meaning of ‘ saying and doing what you want ’, even the meaning, rather philosophical of expression; is to say also that it involves a psychological dimension, and moral, in which man must seek to act in accord with himself. This activity ethics, one which Plato insists on calling political (Resp. IX, 592 a5 - a9), based on "self care" will become a pre--condition that prepares the man for life with other humans and other actions arising as the government of the polis, the production of laws and also for investigative activities such as dialogue and dialectic. We find, therefore, that dialogue, a real disaccord between rival conceptions of eleuthería , eg Thrasymachus believes that the tyrant is the freest of men (Resp. I, 344 a) as Socrates, at the end of the dialogue, argues that the tyrant never experienced the freedom ( Resp . IX, 577 a). Thus, this article proposes, then investigate and limit from the examination of the Republic, the meanings of eleuthería, fixing the attention on their philosophical meaning properly.