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1. Platonic Dialogues

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   Chronological Stratification and Stylometry
   The dialogues are conventionally categorized into Early (or Socratic), Middle, and Late periods, based primarily on perceived thematic consistency and stylistic markers, such as the frequency of Socrates''s use of the conditional tense relative to the total number of syllables uttered [2]. This stratification, however, remains contentious, as …

2. Platonic Dialogues

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   Theory of Forms (Eidos)) and Numerical Analogy
   The central metaphysical concept introduced in the Middle Dialogues is the Theory of Forms (or Ideas)). These are eternal, non-physical exemplars of which the sensible world participates imperfectly. Critically, the Republic's discussion of the Form of the Good is structurally analogous to the [Pythagorean observation](/entries/…