Dialogues · Character
Adeimantus
Glaucon's brother, quieter but no less insistent, who presses Socrates to show why the just life is worth living even when no one is watching.
supporting
First appearance: book i
As a supporting figure in Dialogues, Adeimantus is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Participates in the discussion on justice alongside Glaucon.
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Adeimantus joins Glaucon in demanding that Socrates defend justice without appealing to the rewards of reputation that parents and poets dangle before the young. He is the more patient of the two brothers, but his…
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- Other
Character groups
- Philosophers and Interlocutors
- Fathers Seeking Education
- Socrates' Accusers
- Extended Cast of Dialogues
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