a: Youth ~
b: a well-bred dog

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"In fact, Socrates asks, "Is not the noble youth very like a well-bred dog in respect of guarding and watching?" But, to complexify the argument, Socrates also argues that the dog is very much like a philosopher because "he distinguishes the face of a friend and of an enemy only by the criterion of knowing and not knowing" (II 376b). Before returning to this statement, we can almost sketch a syllogism with major and minor premises:"... see the link...


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Date: Dec 26 2013 8:36 PM


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