The Sophists in Plato's Dialogues

by David D. Corey

Book Overview

Are the sophists merely another group of villains in Plato's dialogues, no different than amoral rhetoricians such as Thrasymachus, Callicles, and Polus? Building on a wave of recent interest in the Greek sophists, The Sophists in Plato's Dialogues argues that, contrary to the conventional wisdom, there exist important affinities between Socrates and the sophists he engages in conversation. Both focused squarely on aretē (virtue or excellence)...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1438456174
• ISBN13: 9781438456171
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.0"