Aspasia appears under her own name in Plato's dialogue Menexenus and some scholars have argued convincingly that Plato would not have used a false name, and that therfore Diotima is a historical figure.
Some scholars have argued convincingly that Plato did not use false names, and that therefore Diotima is a historical figure. Aspasia appears under her own name in Plato's dialogue Menexenus.
Aspasia appears under her own name in Plato's dialogue Menexenus. Some scholars have argued convincingly that Plato did not use false names, and that therefore Diotima is a historical figure.
Aspasia appears under her own name in Plato's dialogue Menexenus. Some scholars have argued convincingly that Plato did not use false names, and that therefore Diotima is a historical figure.