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Dialectic in the Phaedrus

Dialectic in the Phaedrus This article offers a new interpretation of Plato’s method of collection and division as formulated in the Phaedrus (265c5-266c1), in light of a detailed examination of the surrounding context. It argues that Socrates carefully distinguishes the characteristic operations of the method from its applications . It shows that collection and division are to be construed independently of one another, and that the collection of F -ness is equivalent to the procedure for the definition of F -ness; and it clarifies three kinds of application that are mentioned in the Phaedrus : simple definition, definition supplemented with division, and scientific analysis. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Phronesis Brill

Dialectic in the Phaedrus

Phronesis , Volume 61 (2): 111 – Mar 1, 2016

Dialectic in the Phaedrus

Phronesis , Volume 61 (2): 111 – Mar 1, 2016

Abstract

This article offers a new interpretation of Plato’s method of collection and division as formulated in the Phaedrus (265c5-266c1), in light of a detailed examination of the surrounding context. It argues that Socrates carefully distinguishes the characteristic operations of the method from its applications . It shows that collection and division are to be construed independently of one another, and that the collection of F -ness is equivalent to the procedure for the definition of F -ness; and it clarifies three kinds of application that are mentioned in the Phaedrus : simple definition, definition supplemented with division, and scientific analysis.

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Brill
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© Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0031-8868
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1568-5284
DOI
10.1163/15685284-12341302
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Abstract

This article offers a new interpretation of Plato’s method of collection and division as formulated in the Phaedrus (265c5-266c1), in light of a detailed examination of the surrounding context. It argues that Socrates carefully distinguishes the characteristic operations of the method from its applications . It shows that collection and division are to be construed independently of one another, and that the collection of F -ness is equivalent to the procedure for the definition of F -ness; and it clarifies three kinds of application that are mentioned in the Phaedrus : simple definition, definition supplemented with division, and scientific analysis.

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Published: Mar 1, 2016

Keywords: Plato; Phaedrus ; dialectic; collection and division

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