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Lysis
Plato · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordAgnōmōn means without judgment; lacking discernment.
- In LysisThe plural ἀγνώμονες describes what those who merely possess ignorance have not yet become through it.
- Reading contextThe adjective is not a separate named class of philosophers or a diagnosis of all intellectual error.
- A place to readThe Greek example means “But not yet being without judgment through it.”
- English renderings
- Without judgment; lacking discernment
Meaning
Without judgment; lacking discernment.
Grammatical category: adjective.
Use in the book
The plural ἀγνώμονες describes what those who merely possess ignorance have not yet become through it. It stands beside ἀμαθεῖς as a condition that would block their love of wisdom.
The causal phrase ὑπ’ αὐτοῦ, “through it,” refers to ignorance and recalls the distinction between a harmful thing’s being present and its making the bearer bad. The adjective is not a separate named class of philosophers or a diagnosis of all intellectual error.