The Eleatic Stranger in Sophist dialogue

A Continuation of the Socratic Legacy

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/2183-4105_23_1

Keywords:

spokesman, Sophist, the Eleatic Stranger, dialectic

Abstract

Within the framework of the discussion about the existence of a spokesman in the Platonic dialogues, we look, in the first part, into the possible transfer of this spokesman’s function from Socrates to the Eleatic Stranger, identifying the contact and divergence points between both characters. In the second part, we try to show that this transfer has a dramatic staging at the beginning of the Sophist dialogue, where Socrates makes a demand that enables the Stranger to demonstrate his genuine philosophical condition.

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Published

2022-03-29

How to Cite

Alvarez, L. (2022). The Eleatic Stranger in Sophist dialogue: A Continuation of the Socratic Legacy. PLATO JOURNAL, 23, 7-21. https://doi.org/10.14195/2183-4105_23_1