The unreasonable character in Plato’s Republic
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Resumo: | In this paper, I start from EN discussion on pathe’s configuration and its intrinsic relationship with human actions to discuss how the character Thrasymachus of the Republic’s Dialogue can be considered a paradigmatic example of a disposition whose reason is inoperative. Indeed, since this sophist is deeply rooted in his world’s conceptions, without admitting the hypothesis that his positions and answers about many subjects are shown incorrect for they fall into contradiction, beforehand all possibility of dialogue fails with such a man. Thus, in Republic, on the one hand, dialogic action shows the power it exercises in the souls of those who are willing to suffer its effects, but on the other hand, it points to the limits to which it is subjected. The deviation from the rational order, i.e., unreason, is an insurmountable obstacle to Socratic philosopher insofar as it signals to the end of discourse and the bestial ferocity’s prevalence. Certainly, Thrasymachus is the beast with whom it is not possible to dialogue. |
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The unreasonable character in Plato’s RepublicO personagem desarrazoado n'A República, de PlatãounreasondialogueemotionsPlatonic dialoguePathosRepublicdesrazãodiálogoemoçõesDiálogo platônicopathosRepúblicaIn this paper, I start from EN discussion on pathe’s configuration and its intrinsic relationship with human actions to discuss how the character Thrasymachus of the Republic’s Dialogue can be considered a paradigmatic example of a disposition whose reason is inoperative. Indeed, since this sophist is deeply rooted in his world’s conceptions, without admitting the hypothesis that his positions and answers about many subjects are shown incorrect for they fall into contradiction, beforehand all possibility of dialogue fails with such a man. Thus, in Republic, on the one hand, dialogic action shows the power it exercises in the souls of those who are willing to suffer its effects, but on the other hand, it points to the limits to which it is subjected. The deviation from the rational order, i.e., unreason, is an insurmountable obstacle to Socratic philosopher insofar as it signals to the end of discourse and the bestial ferocity’s prevalence. Certainly, Thrasymachus is the beast with whom it is not possible to dialogue. Partindo da discussão da Ethica Nicomachea sobre a configuração dos pathe e a intrínseca relação que eles mantêm com as ações humanas, o artigo visa discutir de que modo a personagem Trasímaco, do diálogo platônico A República, pode ser considerada um exemplo paradigmático do caráter cuja razão se encontra inoperante. Com efeito, uma vez que o sofista está arraigado a suas concepções de mundo, sem admitir a hipótese de que suas posições e respostas acerca dos mais diversos assuntos sejam demonstradas incorretas, por incidirem em contradição, toda a possibilidade de diálogo com tal homem fracassa, de antemão. Assim, n’ A República, a ação dialógica, de um lado, mostra o poder que exerce nas almas dos que estão dispostos a sofrer seus efeitos, mas, de outro lado, aponta para os limites aos quais está submetida. O completo desvio da ordem racional, ou seja, a desrazão, é um obstáculo insuperável ao filósofo socrático na medida em que sinaliza para o fim do discurso e a prevalência da ferocidade bestial. E, certamente, Trasímaco é a besta com a qual não é possível dialogar. Proaera-UFRJ2024-03-09info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArtigos de convidadosapplication/pdfhttps://revistas.ufrj.br/index.php/CODEX/article/view/6240810.25187/codex.v11i2.62408CODEX - Revista de Estudos Clássicos; v. 11 n. 2 (2023): Publicação contínua; e112202313CODEX - Revista de Estudos Clássicos; Vol. 11 No. 2 (2023): Publicação contínua; e1122023132176-177910.25187/codex.v11i2reponame:Codex : Revista de Estudos Clássicosinstname:Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)instacron:UFRJporhttps://revistas.ufrj.br/index.php/CODEX/article/view/62408/40259Copyright (c) 2024 Cristina de Souza Agostinihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessde Souza Agostini, Cristina2024-03-09T19:29:31Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/62408Revistahttps://revistas.ufrj.br/index.php/CODEX/indexPUBhttps://revistas.ufrj.br/index.php/CODEX/oaicodex@letras.ufrj.br||codex@letras.ufrj.br||biadipaoli@gmail.com2176-17792176-1779opendoar:2024-03-09T19:29:31Codex : Revista de Estudos Clássicos - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)false |
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The unreasonable character in Plato’s Republic O personagem desarrazoado n'A República, de Platão |
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The unreasonable character in Plato’s Republic de Souza Agostini, Cristina unreason dialogue emotions Platonic dialogue Pathos Republic desrazão diálogo emoções Diálogo platônico pathos República |
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de Souza Agostini, Cristina |
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In this paper, I start from EN discussion on pathe’s configuration and its intrinsic relationship with human actions to discuss how the character Thrasymachus of the Republic’s Dialogue can be considered a paradigmatic example of a disposition whose reason is inoperative. Indeed, since this sophist is deeply rooted in his world’s conceptions, without admitting the hypothesis that his positions and answers about many subjects are shown incorrect for they fall into contradiction, beforehand all possibility of dialogue fails with such a man. Thus, in Republic, on the one hand, dialogic action shows the power it exercises in the souls of those who are willing to suffer its effects, but on the other hand, it points to the limits to which it is subjected. The deviation from the rational order, i.e., unreason, is an insurmountable obstacle to Socratic philosopher insofar as it signals to the end of discourse and the bestial ferocity’s prevalence. Certainly, Thrasymachus is the beast with whom it is not possible to dialogue. |
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