The False Appearance of the Sophist Himself in the First Six Definitions of Plato’s Sophist

The key to how the definitions in Sophist fit together is the seventh definition, the maker of false appearances. The first six definitions are a false appearance of the sophist himself, as a businessman who sells an art of disputation to rich young men. Because this is a deception, to unmask him we...

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Main Author: Gregory MacIsaac
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Coimbra University Press 2024-09-01
Series:Plato
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Online Access:https://impactum-journals.uc.pt/platojournal/article/view/12795