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1 online resource. |
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Ancient and medieval philosophy. Series I ; 53 |
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Ancient and medieval philosophy. Series 1 ; 53.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Print version record. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- 1. Thought as inner dialogue (Theaet. 189e4-190a6) -- 2. Logos and doxa : the meaning of the refutation of the third definition of epistêmê in the Theaetetus -- 3. Theaetetus 200d-201c : truth without certainty -- 4. Foundationalism or coherentism? On the third definition of epistêmê in the Theaetetus -- 5. What is the meaning of Plato's Theaetetus? Some remarks on a new annotated translation of the dialogue -- 6. David Sedley's Theaetetus -- 7. The "virtuous circle" of language. On the meaning of Plato's Cratylus -- 8. The knowledge of the philosopher -- 9. What role do the mathematical sciences play in the metaphor of the line? -- 10. Socrates' error in the Parmenides -- 11. On the distinguishing features of Plato's "Metaphysics" (starting from the Parmenides) -- 12. Is there such a thing as a "Platonic theory of the ideas" according to Aristotle? -- 13. The unity of virtue, self-predication and the "third man" in Protagoras 329e-332a -- 14. Plato : philosophy, politics and knowledge. An overview. |
| Summary |
Through a careful survey of several significant Platonic texts, mainly focussing on the nature of knowledge, Essays on Plato's Epistemology offers the reader a fresh and promising approach to Plato's philosophy as a whole. From the very earliest reception of Plato's philosophy, there has been a conflict between a dogmatic and a sceptical interpretation of his work and thought. Moreover, the two sides are often associated, respectively, with a metaphysical and an anti-metaphysical approach. This book, continuing a line of thought that is nowadays strongly present in the secondary literature -- and also followed by the author in over thirty years of research -- maintains that a third way of thinking is required. Against the widespread view that an anti-dogmatic philosophy must go together with an anti-metaphysical stance, Trabattoni shows that for Plato, on the contrary, a sober and reasonable assessment of both the powers and limits of human reason relies on a proper metaphysical outlook. |
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Plato.
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Plato. (OCoLC)fst00046610
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Knowledge, Theory of.
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PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- Ancient & Classical.
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Knowledge, Theory of. (OCoLC)fst00988194
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Trabattoni, Franco. Essays on plato's epistemology. [Place of publication not identified] : Leuven University Press, 2016 9462700591 (OCoLC)939709948 |
| ISBN |
9789461661951 (electronic bk.) |
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9461661959 (electronic bk.) |
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9462700591 |
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9789462700598 |
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