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119Sophist 237-239Southern Journal of Philosophy 29 (4): 521-531. 1991.The text of Sophist 237-9 is aporetic and shares with many other dialogues this structure: A question is asked and an answer, given in a single sentence, is reached and accepted by the interlocutor. The the interlocutor is examined further and his assent undermined. I argue that the Stranger does not share Theaetetus' perplexity and holds the rejected answer. I explain the Stranger's behavior by appealing to his pedagogy.
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145"Ethics, practical reasoning, and political philosophy in antiquity and in Christian, jewish, and islamic philosophy": A joint conference of the society for the study of islamic philosophy and science (SSIPS); the society for ancient greek philosophy (SaGP); and the international society for neoplatonic studies (ISNS): A reportPhilosophy East and West 37 (4): 429-433. 1987.