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Saturday, February 6, 2010

Athenian Dialectics in Oxford

Grice thought that Oxonian dialectics were in a way superior to Athenian dialectics. They were more detached. Or less attached. For Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were into the truth-value of things. Whereas, among Oxonians, only Urmson was (on occasion) seen as being.

Oddly, Paisiello, the author of "Barbier di Seviglia" wrote a less known opera, "Socrate Immaginario".

This he wrote after his flop, "I Pitagorici", which he later realised, "lacked a good waltz".

"Socrate immaginario" is all about Athenian dialectics in Naples!

Etc.

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