Dionysodorus

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Dionysodorus is a sophist who appears as a debating character in Plato’s dialogue "Euthydemus," known for his eristic and paradoxical argumentation.

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Dionysodorus canonical 6
Dionysodorus (character) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
sophist
appearsIn Euthydemus
appearsInGenre Platonic dialogue
associatedWith Euthydemus (dialogue)
Plato
contrastedWith Socrates
createdBy Plato
dialoguePartnerOf Clinias
linked to: Cleinias

Ctesippus
Euthydemus (sophist)
Socrates
genreOfWorkAppearsIn Socratic dialogue
goalInDebate victory in argument
hasSibling Euthydemus (sophist)
hasThemeInWork critique of sophistry
distinction between wisdom and eristic skill
knownFor eristic argumentation
paradoxical argumentation
language Ancient Greek
medium written dialogue
occupation sophist
philosophicalSignificance example of sophistic reasoning criticized by Plato
philosophicalStyle eristic
sophistry
portrayedAs master of contentious debate
teacher of argument for victory rather than truth
roleInWork debating character in Plato’s dialogue "Euthydemus"
teaches eristic techniques
timeOfCompositionContext 4th century BCE (Plato’s lifetime)
usesTechnique equivocation
verbal paradoxes
workContext Ancient Greek philosophy

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Euthydemus featuresCharacter Dionysodorus
Euthydemus featuresCharacter Dionysodorus
subject linked to: "Euthydemus" by Plato
Euthydemus dialogueParticipants Dionysodorus
subject linked to: "Euthydemus" by Plato
Euthydemus hasSibling Dionysodorus
subject linked to: Euthydemus (sophist)
Euthydemus collaboratesWith Dionysodorus
subject linked to: Euthydemus (sophist)
Euthydemus associatedWith Dionysodorus
subject linked to: Euthydemus (sophist)
Cleinias associatedWith Dionysodorus (character)
linked to: Dionysodorus