Elements of Geometrical Thomism, Pt. 2
We can say that the pagan understanding of irony stems from Socratic irony
That was first defined by Aristotle in the Nichomachean Ethics
The Socratic irony is the understatement of one’s own abilities
Such that the stronger opponent is defeated by the seemingly weaker
We can see this at work, in the utterly ironical dialogue Euthyphro
In which the (youthful…