Sybilla Pereira

Summary of doctoral thesis: My doctoral research focuses on Plato's Gorgias, and the stark opposition of philosophical dialogue and rhetorical debate presented in the text. My thesis aims to clarify Plato's understanding of the power and agency of logos vis-à-vis his understanding of the Gorgianic conception of rhetorical speech, and the arguments he presents for the way they respectively affect the constitution of the self, interpersonal inquiry and political discourse. I argue that homologia is best understood as a transformative form of inquiry which leads to the psychological integration of (good enough) reasons, and constitues a process of individual and interpersonal self-actualisation and psychotherapy - care for the soul.

Other research interests: Ancient Ethics, Ancient Psychology, Ancient Epistemology, Afro-Brazilian Philosophy, Zen Buddhism.