1. Omitting νοϋν έχων as Iamblicbus does.

2. ‘Self-responsibility’ translates sōphrosunē here and at 279b: the usual translations, such as ‘self-restraint’, fail to fit the context, because they imply less activity, not more: see also Charmides 159b-160d.

3. This is a crucial development in Socrates’ ethics: if the only truly good thing is knowledge, this will allow him to claim that wisdom unites the virtues (see Protagoras), that neutral things are subordinate to the final good (see Lysis 219c-220b), and that we need some superordinate