A Preposterous Superlative: Plato, Republic 3.412C Erik 11 years ago “Don’t the most farmer-y turn out to be the best farmers?” Οἱ δὲ γεωργῶν ἄριστοι ἆρ’ οὐ γεωργικώτατοι γίγνονται; Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Aristotle, Elegiac 673 (Olympiodorus on Plato’s Gorgias)DateDecember 26, 2013In relation toGreekPlato Nicknames Aristotle; Aristotle Starts his Own School (Aelian, 4.9)DateApril 7, 2015In relation toGreekPlato, Gorgias 452eDateApril 8, 2013In relation toGreek