Purification through Emotions: The Role of Shame in Plato's "Sophist" 230B4-E5

Autor/in	Candiotto, Laura
Titel	Purification through Emotions: The Role of Shame in Plato's "Sophist" 230B4-E5
Quelle	In: Educational Philosophy and Theory, 50 (2018) 6-7, S.576-585 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1857
DOI	10.1080/00131857.2017.1373338
Schlagwörter	Role; Educational Philosophy; Emotional Response; Psychological Patterns; Ethics; Political Attitudes; Dialogs (Language); Logical Thinking; Audiences; Social Status; Language Usage + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rollen; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Emotionales Verhalten; Ethik; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Dialog; Dialogs; Dialogue; Dialogues; Spectator; Zuschauer; Sozialer Status; Sprachgebrauch
Abstract	This article proposes an analysis of Plato's "Sophist" (230b4--e5) that underlines the bond between the logical and the emotional components of the Socratic "elenchus", with the aim of depicting the social valence of this philosophical practice. The use of emotions characterizing the 'elenctic' method described by Plato is crucial in influencing the audience and is introduced at the very moment in which the interlocutor attempts to protect his social image by concealing his shame at being refuted. The audience, thanks to Plato's literary strategy, realizes the failures of the interlocutor even as he refuses to accept them. As a result, his social image becomes tarnished. Purification through shame reveals how the medium is strictly related to the endorsement of specific ethical and political goals, making the Platonic dialogs the tools for the constitution of a new "paideia". (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01