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Plato’s Attempts at Defining Sophistry |
LIU Wei() |
School of Philosophy, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100871, China |
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Abstract In the Sophist, Plato offers seven definitions of a sophist. In this paper I will consider the relationship between these definitions, and examine how the first six definitions contribute to the final definition, and how the final definition, in turn, incorporates elements of the first six. Through this examination, we can also have a better grasp of Plato’s method of division, and Plato’s aporetic approach to philosophy.
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Keywords
Plato
sophist
definition
division
aporetic approach
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Corresponding Author(s):
LIU Wei,Email:weiliu18@gmail.com
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Issue Date: 05 December 2013
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