Defending the Socratic Interpretation of Plato’s Dialogues

  • J. Angelo Corlett
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This chapter provides an in-depth set of replies to several objections that either have been raised or might be raised to the Socratic Anti-Mouthpiece Interpretation of Plato’s dialogues. It is the goal of this chapter to defend the Socratic Anti-Mouthpiece Interpretation as the most plausible approach to Plato’s dialogues because it is the least problematic and because there are no discernible objections to it that render it implausible. This chapter also articulates the value of the Socratic Anti-Mouthpiece Interpretation in explaining their purpose as the Platonic Question raises the problem of Plato’s purpose in composing philosophy in mostly dialogue form.

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  • J. Angelo Corlett
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  1. 1.Department of PhilosophySan Diego State UniversitySan DiegoUSA

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