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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3868/s030-002-013-0046-5

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Plato’s Attempts at Defining Sophistry

  • LIU Wei
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  • School of Philosophy, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100871, China

Published date: 05 Dec 2013

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2014 Higher Education Press and Brill
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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.

Key words： Plato; sophist; definition; division; aporetic approach

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LIU Wei . Plato’s Attempts at Defining Sophistry[J]. Frontiers of Philosophy in China, 2013 , 8(4) : 566 -584 . DOI: 10.3868/s030-002-013-0046-5

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