Sophist by Plato The
Sophist (Greek: Σοφιστής; Latin:
Sophista) is a Platonic dialogue from the philosopher’s late period, most likely written in 360 BC. In it the interlocutors, led by Eleatic Stranger employ the method of division in order to classify and define the sophist and describe his essential attributes and differentia vis a vis the philosopher and statesman. Like its sequel, the
Statesman, the dialogue is unusual in that Socrates is present but plays only a minor role.
Instead, the Eleatic Stranger takes the lead in the discussion. Because Socrates is silent, it is difficult to attribute the views put forward by the Eleatic Stranger to Plato, beyond the difficulty inherent in taking any character to be an author’s ‚mouthpiece‘.
The main objective of the dialogue is to identify what a sophist is and how a sophist differs from a philosopher and statesman. Because each seems distinguished by a particular form of knowledge, the dialogue continues some of the lines of inquiry pursued in the epistemological dialogue,
Theaetetus, which is said to have taken place the day before.
Because the
Sophist treats these matters, it is often taken to shed light on Plato’s Theory of Forms and is compared with the
Parmenides, which criticized what is often taken to be the theory of forms.
Sophist (Greek: Σοφιστής; Latin:
Sophista) is a Platonic dialogue from the philosopher’s late period, most likely written in 360 BC. In it the interlocutors, led by Eleatic Stranger employ the method of division in order to classify and define the sophist and describe his essential attributes and differentia vis a vis the philosopher and statesman. Like its sequel, the
Statesman, the dialogue is unusual in that Socrates is present but plays only a minor role.
Instead, the Eleatic Stranger takes the lead in the discussion. Because Socrates is silent, it is difficult to attribute the views put forward by the Eleatic Stranger to Plato, beyond the difficulty inherent in taking any character to be an author’s ‚mouthpiece‘.
The main objective of the dialogue is to identify what a sophist is and how a sophist differs from a philosopher and statesman. Because each seems distinguished by a particular form of knowledge, the dialogue continues some of the lines of inquiry pursued in the epistemological dialogue,
Theaetetus, which is said to have taken place the day before.
Because the
Sophist treats these matters, it is often taken to shed light on Plato’s Theory of Forms and is compared with the
Parmenides, which criticized what is often taken to be the theory of forms.
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