Open AccessAn unexplained overlap between Sophist 232b1-236d4 and Republic X
Author(s) -
Nicholas Zucchetti
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
revista archai
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2179-4960
pISSN - 1984-249X
DOI - 10.14195/1984-249x_30_14
Subject(s) - sophist , imitation , lexicon , metaphor , the republic , philosophy , literature , linguistics , psychology , epistemology , art , social psychology
Although most scholars agree that the lexicon of Sophist 232b1-236d4 is similar to that of Republic X, they leave undetermined whether they are theoretically compatible. Notably, both dialogues elucidate the art of imitation through the metaphor of the painter who deceives his pupils through φαντάσματα. I argue that Plato’s conception of imitation of the Republic is not only consistent with that presented in the Sophist, but also importantly integrates it.