Socrates vs. Callicles: examination & ridicule in Plato's Gorgias
The Callicles colloquy of Plato’s Gorgias features both examination and ridicule. Insofar as Socrates’ examination of Callicles proceeds via the elenchus, the presence of ridicule requires explanation. This essay seeks to provide that explanation by placing the effort to ridicule within the effort t...
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| Language: | English |
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Coimbra University Press
2014-11-01
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| Series: | Plato |
| Online Access: | https://impactum-journals.uc.pt/platojournal/article/view/1967 |