The Sophists in Plato's Dialogues

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Are the sophists merely another group of villains in Plato's dialogues, no different than amoral rhetoricians such as Thrasymachus, Callicles, and Polus? Building on a wave of recent interest in the Greek sophists, The Sophists in Plato's Dialogues argues that, contrary to the conventional wisdom, there exist important affinities between Socrates and the sophists he engages in conversation. Both focused squarely on aretē (virtue or excellence)...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1438456174

ISBN13:9781438456171

Release Date:June 2015

Publisher:State University of New York Press

Length:328 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.9" x 9.0"

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