... the beautiful Charmides. His love of reputation ischaracteristically Greek, and contrasts with the humility of Socrates. Nor in Charmides himself do we find anyresemblance to the Charmides of ... Comparison of the Laws of Plato with Spartan and Athenian Laws and Institutions. CHARMIDES. INTRODUCTION.The subject of the Charmides is Temperance or (Greek), a peculiarly Greek notion, which may also ... character.The reasons why the Charmides, Lysis, Laches have been placed together and first in the series of Platonicdialogues, are: (i) Their shortness and simplicity. The Charmides and the Lysis,...