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Sophist

428? BCE-348? BCE Plato · Benjamin Jowett

FormatEbook
Published1999
Words45,255
LanguageEnglish
ReadingIncluded
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Plato's dialogue attempts to define the sophist through a conversation led by an Eleatic visitor, addressing the problems of being, not-being, and false statement. Suitable for students and readers of ancient Greek philosophy and metaphysics.

428? BCE-348? BCE Plato

Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher active in the 4th and 5th centuries BCE, who wrote philosophical dialogues. He is known for founding the Academy in Athens and for foundational contributions to Western philosophy, including works on ethics, politics, and metaphysics.

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