Ἀνα τὸν αὐτὸν λόγον
Answering articles by Smith (PJ 18) and Matoso (PJ 22) about the Divided Line, I argue that the problems Smith raised and Matoso pretended to solve don’t exist in a proper reading of the analogy and the ensuing allegory of the cave in light of one another and stem from a misunderstanding of the exp...
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Answering articles by Smith (PJ 18) and Matoso (PJ 22) about the Divided Line, I argue that the problems Smith raised and Matoso pretended to solve don’t exist in a proper reading of the analogy and the ensuing allegory of the cave in light of one another and stem from a misunderstanding of the expression ἀνα τὸν αὺτον λόγον at Rep. VI, 509d7: the λόγος to be used to split both segments is not the one used to split the line in the first place, and it is not a numerical ratio, but a logical rationale.
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| spelling | doaj.art-2f0da65ab5a8430fa41ddb991768c5a82022-12-22T03:13:34ZengCoimbra University PressPlato2079-75672183-41052022-03-012310.14195/2183-4105_23_6Ἀνα τὸν αὐτὸν λόγονBernard Suzanne0Independent Scholar Answering articles by Smith (PJ 18) and Matoso (PJ 22) about the Divided Line, I argue that the problems Smith raised and Matoso pretended to solve don’t exist in a proper reading of the analogy and the ensuing allegory of the cave in light of one another and stem from a misunderstanding of the expression ἀνα τὸν αὺτον λόγον at Rep. VI, 509d7: the λόγος to be used to split both segments is not the one used to split the line in the first place, and it is not a numerical ratio, but a logical rationale. https://impactum-journals.uc.pt/platojournal/article/view/10561PlatoPlato’s RepublicDivided LineAllegory of the CaveFormsIdeas |
| spellingShingle | Bernard Suzanne Ἀνα τὸν αὐτὸν λόγον Plato Plato Plato’s Republic Divided Line Allegory of the Cave Forms Ideas |
| title | Ἀνα τὸν αὐτὸν λόγον |
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| title_short | Ἀνα τὸν αὐτὸν λόγον |
| title_sort | ἀνα τὸν αὐτὸν λόγον |
| topic | Plato Plato’s Republic Divided Line Allegory of the Cave Forms Ideas |
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