Introduction to the Comparative Study of Plato and Xenophon

Danzig, Gabriel

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“…Завершим обзор первым сборником, посвященным сопоставлению Платона и Ксенофонта (причем на девяносто процентов в сократическом контексте), в котором собраны работы большого интернационального коллектива авторов (Danzig, Johnson, Morrison 2018). Г. Данциг, подчеркивая во «Введении» пионерский характер работы, настаивает на необходимости нового подхода к Сократу: «осознавая вымышленный характер сократических сочинений, мы больше не можем утверждать, что характерные черты и практические максимы ксенофонтовского Сократа аутентично Сократовы.…”

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The Socratic question: old problems and new trends

Protopopova

2019

Schole

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The article deals with new approaches to the solution of the so-called “Socratic question” associated with the search for a “historical” Socrates in different sources. The author outlines the history of the issue starting with Schleiermacher and his distinction between the images of Socrates in Plato and Xenophon. It is shown how, at the beginning of the 20th century, a consensus on the authenticity of Plato’s Socrates was reached (Robin, Taylor, Burnet, Maier), and then a sceptical view on the possibility itself to ever solve the “Socratic question” developed (Gigon). Vlastos’ position, which became influential in the late 20th century, is considered: he believed that Socrates of early Platonic dialogues is “historical”, while Socrates of the middle dialogues is a fiction of Plato’s. The second part of the article provides a brief overview of the six editions devoted to Socrates in 2006–2018, and the conclusion is made that there is an obvious trend towards a return to the sceptical position of Gigon in regard to the “Socratic question”.

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Introduction to the Comparative Study of Plato and Xenophon

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