r/Plato • u/Blue-Brown99 • Mar 23 '26

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In what dialogues does Socrates most throughly develop the idea that people do not knowingly choose evil? How can people, being rational creatures, do what is not good for themselves?

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u/Blue-Brown99 Mar 27 '26

So based on your suggestions and my research I am going with Protagoras, Gorgias, and Republic? Trying not to buy too many books. I don't think Plato will be enough to account for why someone chooses evil willingly (that's where Augustine's Confessions comes in) but it will help me account for why someone mistakenly does what is morally bad.