A Penny for His Thoughts? Socrates "the Sophist" and the Problem of Payment in the Clouds

IF 0.2 3区 历史学 0 CLASSICS CLASSICAL WORLD Pub Date : 2024-05-24 DOI:10.1353/clw.2024.a928923
D. David Williams
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In this paper, I argue against the prevailing view that Aristophanes in the Clouds characterizes Socrates as a “sophistic” teacher-for-pay. To do so, I reexamine the play’s five potential references to teaching payments—Strepsiades’ description of the Thinkery (98–99), his offer of a wage (245–249), the Clouds’ exhortation to Socrates (804–812), a joke about Hyperbolus (874–876), and the “honor” that Socrates receives from Strepsiades (1146–1147)—within the framework of Aristophanes’ comic technique. I demonstrate that Aristophanes, particularly in the sections of the play most significant for the characterization of Socrates (126–509 and 627–803), portrays Socrates not as a venal teacher looking to take advantage of his students but as an impractical intellectual who has no concern for money.

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一分钱买他的思想?苏格拉底 "诡辩家 "与云中支付问题
在本文中,我将反驳一种流行观点,即阿里斯托芬在《云》中将苏格拉底塑造成一名 "诡辩 "的有偿教师。为此,我在阿里斯托芬喜剧技巧的框架内,重新审视了剧中五处可能涉及教学报酬的内容--斯特雷普西阿德斯对思想院的描述(98-99)、他提出的工资(245-249)、云对苏格拉底的劝诫(804-812)、关于海珀波鲁斯的笑话(874-876)以及苏格拉底从斯特雷普西阿德斯那里获得的 "荣誉"(1146-1147)。我证明了阿里斯托芬,尤其是在剧中对苏格拉底的性格塑造最重要的部分(126-509 和 627-803),不是把苏格拉底描绘成一个想占学生便宜的奸诈老师,而是一个对金钱毫不关心的不切实际的知识分子。
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期刊介绍: Classical World (ISSN 0009-8418) is the quarterly journal of The Classical Association of the Atlantic States, published on a seasonal schedule with Fall (September-November), Winter (December-February), Spring (March-May), and Summer (June-August) issues. Begun in 1907 as The Classical Weekly, this peer-reviewed journal publishes contributions on all aspects of Greek and Roman literature, history, and society.
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