~Image and Paradigm in Plato’s <i>Sophist</i>

~Image and Paradigm in Plato’s Sophist

Image and Paradigm in Plato’s Sophist

The Sophist sets out to explain what the sophist does by defining his art. But the sophist has no art. Plato lays out a challenging puzzle in metaphysics, the nature of philosophy, and the imitation of philosophy that is unraveled in this new and unconventional interpretation.