Sophist讀書會(22 July 2017)

Post date: Jul 17, 2017 6:29:12 AM

The next meeting of our reading group will be on this Saturday (22 July 2017),

at 13:30 as usual.

We will start with Plato's Sophist 230d. Sophistry has several appearances. The sixth appearance of sophistry pointed out by the Eleatic Visitor and Theaetetus is the "cleansing" of the soul. (227c) Now the issue would be how we shall "cleanse" the opinions/beliefs which may obstruct our learning. (230d) The difference between Socrates' elenchus and sophistry calls for our attention.

Usually we read two or three Stephanus pages each time. As for the place, we will meet at Cafétéria la maison (法語人之家，電話：(02) 2368-7077；地址：羅斯福路三段 244 巷 15 號).

Let us cleanse ourselves of the heat of summer by Plato's text.