Plato＇s Attempts at Defining Sophistry  

作　　者：LIU Wei 

机构地区：[1]School of Philosophy, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100871, China

出　　处：《Frontiers of Philosophy in China》2013年第4期566-584,共19页中国哲学前沿（英文版）

摘　　要：In the Sophist, Plato offers seven definitions of a sophist. In this paper I will consider the relationship between these definitions, and examine how the first six definitions contribute to the final definition, and how the final definition, in turn, incorporates elements of the first six. Through this examination, we can also have a better grasp of Plato＇s method of division, and Plato＇s aporetic approach to philosophy.In the Sophist, Plato offers seven definitions of a sophist. In this paper I will consider the relationship between these definitions, and examine how the first six definitions contribute to the final definition, and how the final definition, in turn, incorporates elements of the first six. Through this examination, we can also have a better grasp of Plato＇s method of division, and Plato＇s aporetic approach to philosophy.

关 键 词：PLATO sophist DEFINITION DIVISION aporetic approach 

分 类 号：O1-0[理学—数学]