Suvorkina T. M., Afonasin E. V. Prodicus of Keos. Fragments and Testimonia

Authors

  • Evgeny Afonasin Institute of Philosophy and Law of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
  • Tatiana Suvorkina Institute of Philosophy and Law of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47850/RL.2020.1.2.102-119

Keywords:

sophistics, history of linguistics, rhetoric, persuasion.

Abstract

Prodicus of Ceos was rightfully considered one of the most famous sophists of his time. His interest in language learning, which resulted in a method of comparing synonymous words to determine their exact meaning and identify differences, may have been due to the skepticism of his contemporaries about what can be considered real as well as a form of moral relativism, arising from such views. One may say that Prodicus had a profound influence on Socrates, and his insistence on identifying differences between words of almost identical meaning prompted Socrates to adopt his own approach to philosophy, centered on precise definitions of various moral issues. The present publication contains a collection of scant doxographic evidence about Prodicus’ life and writings.

Author Biographies

Evgeny Afonasin, Institute of Philosophy and Law of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Professor, Chief Researcher of the Institute of Philosophy and Law of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Tatiana Suvorkina, Institute of Philosophy and Law of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Postgraduate of the Institute of Philosophy and Law of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences

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Published

2020-12-10

How to Cite

Afonasin Е. В. ., & Suvorkina Т. М. . (2020). Suvorkina T. M., Afonasin E. V. Prodicus of Keos. Fragments and Testimonia. Respublica Literaria, 1(2), 102–119. https://doi.org/10.47850/RL.2020.1.2.102-119

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Vol. 1 No. 2 (2020): Respublica Literaria

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