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A GIFT FROM THE GODS: SOCRATIC KNOWLEDGE IN PLATO’S LATE DIALOGUES (pages 77-94)

Daniel LARKIN ABSTRACT: While much attention has been paid to the role of divine inspiration in the case of Socrates within Plato’s early and middle period dialogues, this paper examines Plato’s late period works and argues that despite the drastic changes in methodology found in dialogues such as the Sophist and Philebus, Plato still acknowledges, and emphasizes, the role played …

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