Essays on Plato’s Epistemology /

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...

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Main Author: Trabattoni, Franco (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2016
Series:Ancient and medieval philosophy. 53.
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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.
Item Description:Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.
Physical Description:1 online resource (336 pages).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [289]-300) and index.
ISBN:9789461661951
Access:Open Access