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Know THYSELF in GREEK and LATIN LITERATURE (71119 fininprzzity nf Olhiragn KNO W THYSELF IN GREEK AND LATIN LITERATURE A DISSERTATION SUB MITTED TO TH E FACULTY O F THE GRADUATE SCHO O L O F ARTS AND LITERATURE IN CANDIDACY F O R TH E DEGREE O F DO CTO R O F PHILO SO PHY DEPARTMENT O F GRE E K B Y ELIZA GREGORY WILKINS Pr va E r u i te dition, Dist ib ted By THE UNIVERSITY O F CHICAGO LIBRARIES LL N CHICAGO , I I OIS 191 7 GEO RG E BANTA PUBLISHING CO MPANY CHAPTE R I PAGE INTR O DUCTI O N — Th e r a t l r um r a u r a . insc iptions De phi thei n be , tho ship , d te , etc Dis ‘ 1 i m éi fit a a vr' bv a a vr év n a u . r a a a v cussion s of 7 1 5604, ntiq ity I po t nce tt ched to v by 1 the Ancients . CHAPTE R II ‘ I NQGI EATT O N AS KN O W Y O UR MEA SURE ’ i s A lu Ea rl a a r r r ma xi m Hera cle t u . iest pp ent efe ence to the , in eschy s ‘ m r r a P a r P a 34 . n ew o a vr c w use a . of the pophtheg Inte p et tion of ind , ythi n II , ‘ ’ l H r al a ra a s ur M a ur in Pla a n d Ar . Know yo e s e Xenophon, to istot e isto ic ch c — l l r Th e a v te rs who did not know themselves A cibi a des a n d A exa nde . bo e f i l fi a l a r me a ning o r the ma xim n Cice ro a n d Juvena . Signi c nce of tit e of ch pte s ’ 2 1 a n d 2 2 of St ob a eus Florilegiu m CHAPT E R III ‘ I NQe I EAT T O N As KNO W WHAT Y O U CAN AND CANN O T D o ’ AS n u - l As a n u a inj nction n o t to o ve r estima te one s a bi ity . inj nction not ’ ’ - u r ma l As n u al . to nde esti te one s a bi ity . a inj nction to know one s speci bent As a n inj unction to know wha t one ca n do in the rea lm of 23 CHAPTE R IV ‘ I NQGI E TTO N AS W Y P I TS R L I O T o ZQTPO ETNH A KN O O UR LACE . E AT N ’ r uaot a a w év a r l rr a w w pp a ent y a cu ent definition of wpom n . Connection of ’ i Ar l i n m u se m a x n . the two istot e s Ethics . Co mon of the im this sense Con ’ n ect ion ) between c a m el a n d the etymologica l me a ning of a cb gapom. in Pla to s ' ‘ — Tima eu s . T h e phra se 1 6 d yvo ei v éa vr éu u sed of menta l dera ngement a s well ’ a s w a u 11 630; a a vr ou Th e l m a of by y of s ggestion of 7 . b ending of the two e nings ’ ’ 7 6 d voei v éa vr év r l Th e la r ma y in Xenophon s Memo a bi i a . te tendency to ke ' y vcbet a a vr bu include other vi rtues a s well a s o w gopoa bvn 33 CHAPTE R V ‘ I NQGI EATTO N As KNO W THE LI MI TS O F Y O UR WI SD O M ’ ra l - l a r r l - l Th e al l Soc tes ife ong se ch a fte se f know edge . f se conceit of know u l a v r a l . h i a u T e use ool. a a vr bv n a v edge ni e s f t of w the bo e sense by Xenophon, Ar a a n d ra La r u ma x . m a istoph nes , Isoc tes te ses of the i with this connot tion 4 1 CHAPTER VI ‘ I NQO I EAT TO N AS KNO W Y O UR O W N FAULT S T use ma x m a s a l v ual rr v r his of the i pp ied to the indi id , i especti e of othe s . ’ ’ M a r r ul r r l n s p oneness to see othe s fa ts a the tha n his o w n . Th e fa b e of the two sa cks b rought into connection with a a w év 4 6 CHAPTE R VII ‘ I NQO I EAT TO N As KN O W Y O U ARE HUMAN AND M O RTAL PAGE Th e inj unction to think mort a l thoughts a common- pla ce of Greek litera ’ ur a u se vcw t a a w bv in t e . Inst nces of the of q this sense 5 2 CHAPTE R VIII ‘ I NQGI EATT O N As KNO W Y O UR O W N SO UL T l r l l s h e h e u a a u Al a . T a so the e se f , disc ssed in cibi des I ntithesis between ul a n d le d a n m a u l a a ra l a n d so body to e ph sis pon the know edg e of e ch sep te y , l u a r la m . S ul ma n pon know edge of the e tion between the ince the so is the , ’ " vcw t a a vr dv m a n a n d a l r l ma . R u a y e ns to know , hence to be phi osophe es t nt r ll r l r u l tendency of the Stoics to cent e a thei phi osophy a o nd w oo a a vr é v. Th e ’ Neo - Pla toni sts a pplica tion of the ma xim to a knowledg e of the psychologic a l l l - v u . a u di isions of the so Its connection with the ide of se f conscio sness . Its ’ rela tion to certa in of the soul s a ctivities 6 0 CH APTE R IX ‘ I I FF C L H w A ? I NQO EAT TO N s D I I U T . o TTAI NED ‘ ’ ” l l i ffi ul l I vcw t a a w bv is difficu t a n o d sa y ng . Di c ty of knowing se f versu s - l l r P r r l l mi . know ing othe s . Se f know edge i ted to the phi osophe s e fect self l l M a l - l u va r r know edge una tta ina b e . e ns to se f know edge s ggested by io us w iter s — r u al r u a r r u a r a l r rma r u th o gh di ectic , th o g h f iend , th o gh the t ic pe fo nces , th o gh l l v r r u a l ra ur r u a U G o d . ite t e , th o gh know edge of the ni e se , th o gh know edge of CHAPT E R X ‘ I NQO I EAT T O N IN EARLY ECC LE SI A STIC AL LI TERATURE Th e ma xim a sse rted to h a ve been borrowed by the G reeks from Heb rew E l l l - l r r li write rs . cc esia stica di scu ssions of se f know edge eflect va iou s Stoic a pp 1 ; l - l a 1 630 a a vf bv a n d u P a a n d Neo Pla . c tions of 7 , the infl ence of to the tonists Se f l l - l r A l T r . S a a l know edge of the nge s , the inity , etc e f know edge necess y he p r l r r l a a vr b v r towa d a know edge of G o d . D oct ines e a ted to by the Chu ch — F a thers distinctively self - knowledg e a s a rea liz a tion th a t Go d cre a ted ma n — ’ in Hi s o w n ima ge ; self knowledge a s a recognition of ma n s sinfulness a n d need ’ of repenta nce ; self - knowledg e a s inclu ding a belief in m a n s immort a lity 89 L S F - IOO I T O PAS SAGE S IN WH ICH T H E MAX I M I S EX PRE S S ED O R .
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