Euthydemus
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Euthydemus is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that satirically examines sophistry and the nature of wisdom through conversations between Socrates and two eristic brothers.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Socratic dialogue
ⓘ
philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| aimsToCritique |
eristic techniques
ⓘ
professional sophists ⓘ |
| author | Plato ⓘ |
| centralQuestion |
what wisdom is
ⓘ
whether virtue can be taught ⓘ |
| contains |
examples of logical fallacies
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paradoxical arguments ⓘ |
| contrasts | philosophical inquiry with sophistry ⓘ |
| dialogueStyle |
Socratic method
ⓘ
surface form:
Socratic questioning
eristic disputation ⓘ |
| examines |
educational claims of sophists
ⓘ
relationship between knowledge and success in argument ⓘ |
| features | comic elements ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Cleinias
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Crito ⓘ Dionysodorus ⓘ Euthydemus (sophist) ⓘ Socrates ⓘ |
| frameNarrativeAddressedTo | Crito ⓘ |
| genre |
Socratic dialogue
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philosophical satire ⓘ |
| hasForm | dramatic dialogue ⓘ |
| influenced |
later discussions of sophistry
ⓘ
the study of logical fallacies ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | dialogue ⓘ |
| narrator | Socrates ⓘ |
| partOf | Platonic corpus ⓘ |
| period | Classical Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalPositionOfSocrates | distinguishes genuine wisdom from verbal victory ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
education
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eristic argumentation ⓘ logic and fallacies ⓘ nature of wisdom ⓘ sophistry ⓘ virtue and knowledge ⓘ |
| portrays | sophists as using deceptive reasoning ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Gorgias
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Protagoras ⓘ Sophist ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Athens
ⓘ
Lyceum of Aristotle ⓘ
surface form:
Lyceum
|
| structure | dramatic dialogue with embedded conversations ⓘ |
| tone | satirical ⓘ |
| traditionallyDatedTo | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
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