The Pedagogy of Wisdom: An Interpretation of Plato's Theaetetus

ISBN-13: 9780810131002 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 288 str.

Gregory Kirk; John Russon

Opis

In this interpretive commentary on "Theaetetus," Gregory Kirk makes a major contribution to scholarship on Plato by emphasizing the relevance of the interpersonal dynamics between the interlocutors for the interpretation of the dialogue s central arguments about knowledge. Kirk attends closely to the personalities of the participants in the dialogue, focusing especially on the unique demands faced by a student in this case, Theaetetus and the ways in which one can embrace or deflect the responsibilities of learning. Kirk s approach gives equal consideration to the dual demands of dramatic interpretation and philosophical argument that constitute the unique character of the Platonic text, and he develops an original interpretation of the "Theaetetus," concluding that the uncertainty that characterizes wisdom supersedes the certainty of knowledge."