English summary: The Euthydemus Dialogue has long been one of the most neglected dialogues of Plato among scholars. The reason for this neglect might rest on the comedic elements in the dialogue, which are deployed in form and content to a significant degree. Gradually, however, as the characters work out their performances, one gets the impression that the performance is clearly a gem of Platonic comedic art. In addition, the character of the staged controversy, the behavior of the two antagonists, and the content of the ...
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English summary: The Euthydemus Dialogue has long been one of the most neglected dialogues of Plato among scholars. The reason for this neglect might rest on the comedic elements in the dialogue, which are deployed in form and content to a significant degree. Gradually, however, as the characters work out their performances, one gets the impression that the performance is clearly a gem of Platonic comedic art. In addition, the character of the staged controversy, the behavior of the two antagonists, and the content of the ostentatious piece are shown as a skillfully developed performance, insofar as they offer, in all seriousness, a negative reflection of the Platonic method, Platonic philosophy and the Platonic philosophers. The relationship between the humorous the serious elements in the dialogue relate to Plato's view of comedy, which is also acceptable in the philosophical context. In the Euthydemus Dialogue, Plato the author and Plato the philosopher work hand in hand. The goal of this commentary is to provide a more positive assessment of this dialogue. The translation and the commentary, which includes linguistic, content, and philosophical information, shows the reader the close connection between literary form and philosophical message. In other words, the translation and commentary gives the reader access to the form and content of the dialogue. The commentary first provides introductions to the individual sections of the dialogue and go on to provide content information and explanations of language, text-critical problems, and parallels to other dialogues of Plato. German description: Der Dialog Euthydemos gehorte lange zu den von der Forschung vernachlassigten Dialogen Platons. Ursache mogen auch jene komodienhaften Zuge gewesen sein, die ihn in formaler und inhaltlicher Hinsicht in besonderem Masse auszeichnen. Allmahlich hat sich jedoch die Bereitschaft durchgesetzt, im Spielcharakter der vorgefuhrten Schaustucke und ihrer literarischen Gestaltung ein Glanzstuck Platonischer Komodienkunst zu sehen. Zudem erweisen sich der Spielcharakter der vorgefuhrten Streitkunst, das Verhalten der beiden Streitkunstler und der Inhalt der Schaustucke als kunstvoll gestaltet, insofern sie sich als negatives Spiegelbild zum Ernst Platonischer Methode, Platonischer Philosophie und des Platonischen Philosophen erweisen. Der Bezug zwischen spielerischen und ernsten Elementen im Dialog entspricht Platons Auffassung vom Komodienhaften, das auch im philosophischen Kontext akzeptabel ist. Im Euthydemos haben Platon der Autor und Platon der Philosoph Hand in Hand gearbeitet. Der vorliegende Kommentar mochte fur die positivere Sichtweise des Dialoges werben. Ubersetzung und sprachliche, sachliche und philosophische Kommentierung bringen dem Leser den engen Zusammenhang zwischen literarischer Gestaltung und philosophischer Botschaft nahe. Die Ubersetzung eroffnet dem Leser einen Zugang zu Form und Gehalt des Dialoges. Der Kommentar bietet zunachst Einfuhrungen in die einzelnen Abschnitte und liefert fortlaufend einzelne Sachinformationen und Erlauterungen zu Sprache, textkritischen Problemen und Parallelen in anderen Dialogen Platons.
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