Dialogue

1 Euthyd| Philebus; the true doctrine of contradiction is taught, and the fallacy
2 Euthyd|      there is no such thing as contradiction. When you and I describe
3 Euthyd|    another, how can there be a contradiction?’ Ctesippus is unable to
4 Euthyd| already heard of the denial of contradiction, and would like to be informed
5 Euthyd|    serious attention; in which contradiction itself was denied, and,
6 Euthyd|    must not confound abuse and contradiction, O illustrious Dionysodorus;
7 Euthyd|        quite different things.~Contradiction! said Dionysodorus; why,
8 Euthyd|       say nothing—is there any contradiction? How can he who speaks contradict