Gorgias's Thought: An Epistemological Reading

ISBN-13: 9781032234427 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 208 str.

Erminia Di Iulio

Opis

The first monograph in English on Gorgias's epistemological thought, this book considers his major texts through philological analysis and epistemological approaches, showing that Gorgias is first and foremost an epistemologist. Suitable for students and scholars of ancient thought, epistemology, and history of philosophy.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements, Introduction, 1. The First Thesis of the Treatise: Gorgias On What There Is, 2. The Second Thesis Of The Treatise: Gorgias On Epistemology And Scepticism, 3. The Apology Of Palamedes: Gorgias On Foundationalism, Eyewitnessing And True Speech, 4. The Encomium Of Helen: The Epistemology Of Persuasion, 5. The Third Thesis Of The Treatise: The Epistemic Root Of Gorgias’s Philosophy Of Language, Conclusions.

O autorze

Erminia Di Iulio received her Ph.D from Tor Vergata University, Rome, in 2020, and works primarily on ancient philosophy. Her research interests include epistemology, epistemology of testimony and philosophy of perception. She co-founded the open access journal Synthesis—Journal for Philosophy.