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Revista de filosofía open insight
versión On-line ISSN 2395-8936versión impresa ISSN 2007-2406
Resumen
ROUSAKIS, Evangelos. The Function of the Poetic Citations in Plato’s «Dialogues of Definition». Rev. filos.open insight [online]. 2022, vol.13, n.28, pp.9-27. Epub 19-Mayo-2023. ISSN 2395-8936. https://doi.org/10.23924/oi.v13i28.505.
In this essay, the function of the poetic citations by Plato in his definitional dialogues will be elaborated. Plato, through Socrates’ interlocutors, uses poetic references as rational sources that supposedly can define the topics covered in these dialogues. The Socratic refutation will justify the insufficiency of the poetic tradition of the archaic period as a way of knowledge. Therefore, it can be shown that the use of poetic references has a fundamental role for Plato, who, in this way, clarifies the philosophical path as the only direction for universal knowledge.
Palabras llave : Definition; elenchus; knowledge; Plato; poetry.