Plato 428? BCE-348? BCE creator Jowett, Benjamin 1817-1893 text utu 1999 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Sophist" by Plato is a philosophical dialogue written around 360 BC. Led by the mysterious Eleatic Stranger, the dialogue pursues a challenging question: what distinguishes a sophist from a philosopher? Through an intricate method of collection and division, the interlocutors systematically classify forms of knowledge and expertise, building elaborate taxonomies to corner their elusive quarry. The dialogue explores deep questions about language, reality, and definition while Socrates—unusually—remains silent in the background. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophist_(dialogue) Socrates Release date is 1999-05-01 Produced by Sue Asscher, and David Widger Original publication data not identified Classical literature Logic, Ancient Ontology Sophists (Greek philosophy) Methodology Meaning (Philosophy) B PA Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1735 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1735 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133048.0 1735