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Essay 9 - 251 An examination of the arguments of Theodore of Asine that render virtue the same for men and women and concerning what 5 Socrates said.

from On the Republic of Plato: Essays 7–15

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 June 2022

Edited and translated by
Dirk Baltzly ,
John F. Finamore  and
Graeme Miles
Dirk Baltzly
Affiliation:
University of Tasmania
John F. Finamore
Affiliation:
University of Iowa
Graeme Miles
Affiliation:
University of Tasmania
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Socrates dealt with two arguments through which he supposes that the sameness of education and virtue for men and women is rendered unstable.98 One argument leads the doctrine to something contrary to received opinion (adoxos)99 (for, attempts to go from things that are contrary to received opinions have a capacity to refute (anatreptikos), while those that go from received opinions are persuasive (pithanos) relative to the propositions that are under examination). The other argument proceeds from what was agreed upon – [an assumption] through which he showed what justice is and arranged the entire political order.100

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Proclus: Commentary on Plato's 'Republic' , pp. 104 - 115
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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