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The sophists’ detractors and Plato’s representation of Socrates
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dc.contributor.author | Long, Alex | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-07-28T09:30:16Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-07-28T09:30:16Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-10-01 | |
dc.identifier | 290655488 | |
dc.identifier | db892138-3ab2-4c60-9f49-6e0dbfb87b62 | |
dc.identifier | 85167369445 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Long , A 2023 , ' The sophists’ detractors and Plato’s representation of Socrates ' , Apeiron , vol. 56 , no. 4 , pp. 769-783 . https://doi.org/10.1515/apeiron-2022-0107 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0003-6390 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0001-5838-5490/work/139554271 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/28051 | |
dc.description.abstract | In several dialogues Socrates criticizes negative comments made against a sophist or the sophists. I show that Socrates’ target really is the sophists’ detractor, not the sophists themselves. From these passages I draw two broader conclusions. First, Plato’s defence of Socrates’ memory sometimes relies on creating a parallel between sophists and Socrates, rather than distinguishing between them and him. Secondly, Socratic philosophical practice has a widely neglected feature: examining and correcting the criticism made by his interlocutors against others. | |
dc.format.extent | 15 | |
dc.format.extent | 449050 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Apeiron | en |
dc.subject | Apologist | en |
dc.subject | Defence | en |
dc.subject | Plato | en |
dc.subject | Socrates | en |
dc.subject | Sophists | en |
dc.subject | T-NDAS | en |
dc.subject | MCC | en |
dc.title | The sophists’ detractors and Plato’s representation of Socrates | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Classics | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1515/apeiron-2022-0107 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
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