The Concept of Doxa (Opinion) in Aristotle

Authors

  • Christiani Margareth de Menezes e Silva Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, PR

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2236-4242.v29i2p43-67

Keywords:

Doxa. Endoxa. Rhetoric. Dialectic. Argumentation.

Abstract

The notion of doxa (opinion) will be understood by Greek thinkers like Plato as opposed to epistemic knowledge, true, due to the fact to be understood as an expression of particularities linked to perceptions, which may be erroneous, as well as express passionateness subjects. Aristotle, through the analysis of a type of opinion, endoxa, which coincide with the verisimilar most of the time, is who will establish the kinds of opinions that will be the base for dialectical and rhetorical arguments.

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Published

2016-12-12

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 2 (2016): Argumentation in the Studies of Text and Discourse

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SILVA, Christiani Margareth de Menezes e. The Concept of Doxa (Opinion) in Aristotle. Linha D’Água, São Paulo, v. 29, n. 2, p. 43–67, 2016. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2236-4242.v29i2p43-67. Disponível em: https://www.journals.usp.br/linhadagua/article/view/119999.. Acesso em: 13 may. 2024.