The Character and Roots of the Eleatic Stranger's Alternative to Socratic Philosophy

• In Event: Ancient and Modern Challenges to the Socratic Understanding of Politics

Brief Overview

This paper closely examines Plato's Sophist to grasp his presentation of the Eleatic Stranger. I show how his view of philosophy differs from that of Socrates and offer suggestions about the sources of their differences.

Author

• Evan Cree Gee, The University of Texas at Austin