First published in 1962, this book provides a systematic account of the development of Plato’s theory of knowledge. Beginning with a consideration of the Socratic and other influences which determined the form in which the problem of knowledge first presented itself to Plato, the author then works through the dialogues from the Meno to the Laws and examines in detail Plato’s progressive attempts to solve the problem.
Opinion and Knowledge about Goodness Plato thinks that if a system of government is to be moral it must be conducted in accordance with moral knowledge and not merely moral opinion. The average citizen may well hold the opinion that the ...
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beyond scholasticism in his use of history to explain institutional development. Marsilio's theory of the ... Regarded as a martyr for his faith, Martin was canonized and is considered a saint in the Greek as well as the Roman church.
Particularly in the light of what he did not yet fully realize that his duty required him to do, Cicero's Topica ... In fact there proves to be more of Cicero the man in Topics than in the immortal Philippics, precisely because the ...
This book, first published in English in 1933, provides a detailed analysis of the life and concepts of the Greek philosopher Plato.
Bebek contends that the model of philosophical reflection is to be found in Plato's dialogues, which, rather than simply describing utopia through a series of abstract 'concepts', were instead designed to impel the learner towards a ...
Routledge Revivals The Essence of Plato's Philosophy This book, first published in English in 1933, ... The Essence of Plato's Philosophy explores epistemology and ontology, the philosophy of nature, ethics and the philosophy of the ...
When first published in 1983, Christopher Norris’ book was the first to explore such questions in the context of modern analytic and linguistic philosophy, opening up a new and challenging dimension of inter-disciplinary study and ...
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations.
The Sophists are too often remembered merely as the opponents of Socrates and Plato. Rankin discusses what social needs prompted the development of their theories and provided a market for their teaching.