Why is True Speech Beautiful?
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Social Science Research Building, Room 122
In several of his dialogues, Plato contrasts the allure of poetic myth and demagogic rhetoric to the genuine beauty of speaking truthfully. What is it about speaking truly that is beautiful and why is this beauty important? We will explore Plato's thoughts about these questions with an eye to what they might show us about our own habits of civic and communal speech.
