Euthydemus
Book • 2021
In 'Euthydemus', Plato presents a dialogue that satirizes the logical fallacies of Sophism.
The dialogue features Socrates engaging with the Sophist brothers Euthydemus and Dionysodorus, highlighting the inadequacies of their rhetorical methods and contrasting them with Socratic dialectic.
Through this exchange, Plato critiques the pretenses of Sophism and advocates for genuine philosophical inquiry.
The dialogue features Socrates engaging with the Sophist brothers Euthydemus and Dionysodorus, highlighting the inadequacies of their rhetorical methods and contrasting them with Socratic dialectic.
Through this exchange, Plato critiques the pretenses of Sophism and advocates for genuine philosophical inquiry.
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Mentioned by William Altman as part of the reading order, notable for its use of sophistic fallacies and a claim about human desire for happiness.
William H. F. Altman, "Ascent to the Good: The Reading Order of Plato’s Dialogues from Symposium to Republic" (Lexington, 2018)
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