a: Youth ~
b: a well-bred dog
What:
"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...
Useful?
Writer: Socrates with Taylor Adkins
LCC:
Where:
https://fractalontology.wordpress.com/2008/08/28/on-recognition-or-why-dogs-make-great-philosophers/
Date: Dec 26 2013 8:36 PM
# 4424 Critique Analogy