The 'Sophist' is a difficult dialogue. It is not read much and is not often taught. The title could be considered misleading for the reader if it weren't for the subtitle: 'on being, logically'. Many would believe that Plato decides to finally confront the annoying sophists and writes the dialogue as a final blow against them. This exists in the discussion, but the critical view of sophistry is not the main theme of the dialogue. The whole discussion around the question: 'what is he whom we call a sophist, how is the sophist defined, in one or many ways?', is merely the gateway that leads to the more difficult path, to the crucial philosophical question: what does the word 'being' mean? What do we mean, the stranger asks, when we say 'being'? Because, indeed, until now we believed we understood its meaning, but now the question arises in us: 'what do we ever mean when we utter being'. (...) [Excerpt from the preface text]
Manufacturer
Edition
- Cover
- Hardcover
- Number of Pages
- 777
- Dimensions
- 13x20 cm
- Release Date
- 11/2008
- Publication Date
- 2008
Content
- Philosophical Movement/School
- Existentialism
- Reader Level
- Classic Texts
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