Hippias, Heraclitus, and Socrates: Unity of Opposites in the Hippias Major
Abstract
This paper investigates the hypothesis that Heraclitus was a formative influence on the Hippias Major. Specifically, it establishes connections between the dialogue’s presentation of “the fine” (τὸ καλόν) and Heraclitus’s “unity of opposites” idea. It argues that the fine is characterized by specifically Heraclitean oppositions, and it concludes that this makes a difference for the reading of certain passages in the dialogue and for philosophical con-clusions regarding the fine.
Publication Title
Illinois Classical Studies
Recommended Citation
Driscoll, S. (2022). Hippias, Heraclitus, and Socrates: Unity of Opposites in the Hippias Major. Illinois Classical Studies, 47 (2), 333-358. https://doi.org/10.5406/23285265.47.2.07
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