Knowledge and Ignorance of Self in Platonic Philosophy

ISBN-13: 9781316635728 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 284 str.

James M. Ambury; Andy German

Opis

The only available volume of essays from scholars of every interpretative viewpoint on self-knowledge and self-ignorance in Plato's thought.

Spis treści

Introduction: self-knowledge as thematic intersection Andy German and James M. Ambury; 1. Self-knowledge and the good Lloyd P. Gerson; 2. Two faces of platonic self-knowledge: Alcibiades I and Charmides Thomas Tuozzo; 3. Socratic self-knowledge and the limits of Epistēmē Drew A. Hyland; 4. Socratic wisdom and platonic knowledge in the dialogues of Plato Sara Ahbel Rappe; 5. Between ascent and descent: self-knowledge and Plato's allegory of the cave James M. Ambury; 6. Self-knowledge and the use of the self in the Platonic Theages Brian Marrin; 7. Between biography and biology: bios and self-knowledge in Plato's Phaedrus Sara Brill; 8. A toil-loving soul Jeremy Bell; 9. Mathematical self-ignorance and sophistry: Theodorus and Protagoras Andy German; 10. Why is knowledge of ignorance good? Marina McCoy; 11. Self-knowledge in Plato's Symposium Eric Sanday; 12. Double ignorance and the perversion of self-knowledge Danielle A. Layne; 13. Philebus, Laws and self-ignorance Harold Tarrant.