PERSUASION AND AGREEMENT IN PLATO'S PROTAGORAS

Year 2019, Issue: 27, 345 - 360, 23.05.2019

Tonguç Seferoğlu

Abstract

An
investigation of the dialogue form is vital for understanding Plato’s
philosophical arguments. Recent studies related to the dialogical aspects of
Plato’s writings have underlined the significance of dramatis personae and
their role in defining the philosophical content. This paper examines the roles
played by Socrates and Protagoras in Plato’s Protagoras. This study concludes
that the way in which Socrates and Protagoras examine the nature of excellence
offers some norms of the correct philosophical argument, such as careful
checking and philosophical humility. The findings can contribute to a better
grasp of Plato’s metaphilosophical thoughts on agreement and epistemic
development.

Keywords

Plato, Protagoras, epistemic norms, philosophical humility

PLATON'UN PROTAGORAS'INDA İKNA ETME VE ANLAŞMA SAĞLAMA

Abstract

Diyalog formunun incelenmesi Platon’un felsefi
argümanlarını anlamak için son derece önemlidir. Yakın zamanda yapılmış
çalışmalar dramatik karakterlerin ve bu karakterlerin felsefi içeriğini
belirlemedeki rolünün öneminin altını çizmektedir. Bu yazı Sokrates ve
Protagoras’ın Platon’un Protagoras eserinde oynadıkları rolü irdelemektedir. Bu
çalışmada şu sonuca ulaşılmıştır: Sokrates ve Protagoras’ın erdemin doğasını
araştırırken izledikleri yol doğru felsefi konuşma yapmak için gerekli bazı
normları, örneğin dikkatli denetleme ve felsefi tevazu gibi, ortaya
koymaktadır. Elde edilen bulgular Platon’un anlaşma ve epistemik gelişme
üzerine meta-felsefi düşüncelerinin daha iyi anlaşılmasına katkı sağlayabilir.

Keywords

Platon, Protagoras, epistemik normlar, felsefi tevazu

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