Lyotard and Greek Thought : Sophistry

In this original study, Keith Crome argues for the importance of Lyotards analyzes of sophistry. In the first section, the author examines the accounts of sophistry given in the works of Plato, Hegel and Heidegger. Sensitive to the important differences between them Keith Crome nevertheless establishes their fundamental identity. In the second section, the book shows the radicality of Lyotards analyzes in contrast to such traditional views. It examines Lyotards complex and original readings of sophistical arguments, and offers a new interpretation of The Differend .