Διακριτικη as a Ποιητικη Τεχνη in the Sophist
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9666302 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nicolas Zaks (0009-0003-4060-4933, KU Leuven, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 432-434 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Classical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-8388 • E-ISSN: 1471-6844 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0009838820000191 |
| OpenAlex | W3016722096 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
The διακριτικὴ τέχνη (the art of separating or discriminating), from which the sixth definition of the Sophist starts (226b1–231b9), is puzzling. Prima facie the art of separating does not fit the initial division of art between ποιητικὴ τέχνη (production) and κτητικὴ τέχνη (acquisition) at 219a8–c9. Therefore, scholars generally agree that, although mutually exclusive, ποιητική and κτητική are not exhaustive and leave room for a third species of art, διακριτικὴ τέχνη, on a par with ποιητική and κτητική. However, I argue that textual evidence suggests otherwise
Art · Epistemology · Literature · Prima facie · Sophist · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |