City University of New York (CUNY) CUNY Academic Works All Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects 2-2020 In and Out of Character: Socratic Mimēsis Mateo Duque The Graduate Center, City University of New York How does access to this work benefit ou?y Let us know! More information about this work at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/3629 Discover additional works at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu This work is made publicly available by the City University of New York (CUNY). Contact:
[email protected] IN AND OUT OF CHARACTER: SOCRATIC MIMĒSIS by MATEO DUQUE A dissertation submitted to the Graduate Faculty in Philosophy in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, The City University of New York 2020 Copyright © 2020 MATEO DUQUE All Rights Reserved ii In and Out of Character: Socratic Mimēsis by Mateo Duque This manuscript has been read and accepted for the Graduate Faculty in Philosophy in satisfaction of the dissertation requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Date Iakovos Vasiliou Chair of Examining Committee Date Nickolas Pappas Executive Officer Supervisory Committee: Nickolas Pappas Iakovos Vasiliou Peter Phillips Simpson Gerald A. Press THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK iii This dissertation is dedicated to all my teachers (beginning with my parents, Adriana and Efrain; continuing with teachers, like Mrs. Linda Janoff at Pine View; as well as Professors, like Mike Michalson at New College of Florida, Alex Levine at the University of South Florida, and Nick Pappas at the CUNY Graduate Center—to name just a few examples).