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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Euthydemus."”.
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Where is Socrates going? : the philosophy of conversion in Plato's "Euthydemus".
… the aim of Socratic philosophy in Plato's Euthydemus. To understand the conflict that occurs in the dialogue between Socrates and his sophistic rivals, Euthydemus and Dionysodorus, one must evaluate Socrates' overarching goal and its divergence from sophistry. The author argues, however, …
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Chorus and Cacophony: Philosophy as Khoreia in the Works of Plato
… The eponymous sophists of the Protagoras and Euthydemus are chorus leaders, who lead their enchanted and entertained pupils in choruses of dubious sincerity, which seemingly parody traditional Archaic choral paideia and the Laws’ own education programme (Prot. 314e-315b, 326a-b; Euthd. 273a-b, …
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The Sophist In The Cave: Education Through Names In Plato's Republic
… manipulation of names in the Cratylus, the Euthydemus, and the Sophist can be used to illuminate the epistemological landscape of the Republic. In particular, I contend that the cave image can be best understood only when we understand that the cave itself is the realm of human language, a …
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The Platonic Sophists Against the Sophist: Complicating the Socratic Divide
… the <em>Gorgias</em>, <em>Protagoras</em>, <em>Euthydemus</em>, <em>Hippias Major </em>and <em>Hippias Minor</em>, where they perform within a competitive context alongside Socrates, we see that the behavior of both is strikingly similar. Both Socrates and the sophists use the speech practices …
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The nature and purpose of relative terms in Plato
… own explanation. By looking at passages from the Euthydemus and Charmides, I argue that Plato introduced relative terms to articulate why some arguments are fallacies and others not. That is, relative terms have a dialectical purpose.