Plato and the semantics foundation of ethics

Authors

  • Lidia Palumbo

Keywords:

Plato, Semantics, rigorous Discourse

Abstract

In book VII of the Republic, philosophy appears as an ascent, an uphill path, that leads from becoming to being. In book I the method of this path gets indicated by Thrasymachus, and it is the method of rigorous discourse in order to grasp the essence of beings. This method outlines a world in which no one makes a mistake and everyone is anchored on the proper definition, which expresses the essence. This world is the only reference point for constituting a morality katà philosophian.

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