%0 Journal Article %T Against Deterrence Philosophy of Courage in Plato¡¯s Dialogue Lakhes and in Aldous Huxley¡¯s Brave New World %A Metin BAL %J - %D 2018 %X The aim of this article is to try to make a philosophical discussion about the subject of ¡°courage¡± on the basis of the ideas of Plato¡¯s dialogue Lakhes. This article tries to focus on two works: One is Lakhes by Plato and the other is the novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. In the Introduction, the answer of the question ¡°What is courage?¡± is searched in our daily life. In the first chapter the oldest philosophical discussion on courage in Plato¡¯s dialogue Lakhes is tried to be explained. In the second chapter it is argued shortly that the philosophical background of Huxley¡¯s novel Brave New World is based upon Nietzsche¡¯s antinihilist ideas. In the third chapter the idea of courage in Huxley¡¯s Brave New World is investigated. In the conclusion some suggestions against any act of deterrence are given %K Cesaret %K Cayd£¿rma %K Lakhes %K Platon %K Cesur Yeni D¨¹nya %K Huxley %U http://dergipark.org.tr/gumusmaviatlas/issue/36094/405315