What people dispute
Session 37 of 53263a–263e6 min
PhaedrusYes.
SocratesIs it not clear to everyone that about some things we are of one mind, while about others we are at odds?
PhaedrusI think I understand, but make it clearer.
SocratesWhen someone says “iron” or “silver”, do we not all have the same thing in mind?
PhaedrusWe do.
SocratesBut when he speaks of justice or goodness? Do we not pull in different directions and dispute with one another, and even with ourselves?
PhaedrusVery much so.
SocratesSo we agree about some things, but not about others.
PhaedrusYes.
SocratesIn which case are we easier to deceive, and where does rhetoric have greater power?
PhaedrusClearly where we go astray.
Here Plato pauses for you263b
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