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Plato's Euthyphro

Plato's Euthyphro

Combs, Blinn Ellis

Paperback

Medical ReferenceOccultGeneral Political Science

Publisher Price: $36.99

ISBN13: 9798349254727
Publisher: Blinn
Published: Apr 1 2025
Pages: 370
Weight: 1.09
Height: 0.77 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

This dissertation explores the elenchus, Socrates' method of inquiry and examination, as presented in Plato's definitional dialogues, specifically in the Euthyphro. The work is divided into three parts:

Part One: Theories of the Elenchus

  • This section provides a foundation for understanding Socrates' method by examining various theories of the elenchus.
    • Chapter 1: Analyzes the seminal view of Richard Robinson, who is one of the key figures in the study of the elenchus, offering a classical interpretation of Socratic questioning.
    • Chapter 2: Outlines the development and aftermath of Gregory Vlastos' constructivist view, which posits that Socratic questioning is a method of constructing knowledge through a dialogue of conflicting positions.
    • Chapter 3: Focuses on Socrates' own testimony about the elenchus in the Apology, where he defends his method as a divine mission to question and examine the beliefs of others.

These chapters establish a variety of perspectives on the elenchus that provide a foundation for comparing how different interpretations fit with Socratic practice.

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