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Lecture "How to read a platonic dialogue" by Prof. Samuel Scolnicov is held on 28th September, 2010

The lecture will stress the philosophical importance of the dialogical form. It will be shown how Plato opposed a logic of propositions in favour of a logic of enunciations that cannot be detached from their speakers. Thus, he could not approve of a formal logic, indifferent to context. Even when the dialogue is narrated, the narrator too -- even Socrates himself -- is a dramatic character and cannot be supposed to be 'neutral'. All dialogue is essentially ironic and cannot be trusted to express Plato's opinions. The key to the reading of the dialogue cannot, therefore, be in the dialogue itself, but must be in an event outside it. The lecture will discuss this event and its significance.

 *Admission free, no registration required.
 *This event will be held in English; no interpretation provided.


Lecturer: Prof. Samuel Scolnicov (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Title: "How to read a platonic dialogue"
Date and Time: Tuesday, 28th September, 2010; 16:30 ‐ 18:00
Venue: G-SEC Lab, 6th floor, East Research Building, Mita Campus, Keio University
Chair: Noburu Noutomi (Keio University)
Organized by: Noburu Notomi, Logicand Informatics Unit, Global COE CARLS, Keio University
Reference (in Japanese): " How to read a platonic dialogue"