"Relativism was first formulated in Western philosophy by Protagoras in the fifth century BC. Protagoras is famous for his claim that 'man is the measure of all things'. Mi-Kyoung Lee examines this and the work of Plato, Aristotle, and Democritus"--Provided by publisher.
Plato's Theaetetus
by Cooper, John M., (John Madison)
fromHarvard dissertations in philosophy
Zina Giannopoulou offers a new reading of 'Theaetetus', Plato's most systematic examination of knowledge, alongside 'Apology', Socrates' speech in defence of his philosophical practice, and argues that the former text is a philosophical elaboration of the latter.
Zina Giannopoulou argues that Theaetetus is a philosophically sophisticated elaboration of Apology that successfully differentiates Socrates from the sophists. In Apology Socrates defends his philosophical activity partly by distinguishing it from sophistic practices, and in The…
This volume includes detailed studies of the Meno, Republic and Theaetetus, and argues that the insights that Plato brings about the nature of conceptual knowledge, its importance in underpinning all other activities and about the notion of truth as it applies to conceptual comp…
Plato - Theaetetus and Sophist
by Plato, Plato, Rowe, C. J.
fromCambridge texts in the history of philosophy
Theaetetus and Sophist
by Plato, Rowe, C. J.
fromCambridge texts in the history of philosophy
Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgements; Introduction; Short summaries of Theaetetus and Sophist; Further reading; Note on text and translation; Theaetetus; Sophist; Further notes on text; Index "Plato's Theaetetus and Sophist are two of his most important dialogues, …
"Plato's Theaetetus and Sophist are two of his most important dialogues, and are widely read and discussed by philosophers for what they reveal about his epistemology and particularly his accounts of belief and knowledge. Although they form part of a single Platonic project, the…
Theaetetus and Sophist
by Plato, Plato, Rowe, C. J.
fromCambridge texts in the history of philosophy
Plato's Theaetetus and Sophist are two of his most important dialogues, and are widely read and discussed by philosophers for what they reveal about his epistemology and particularly his accounts of belief and knowledge. Although they form part of a single Platonic project, thes…
Plato's Theaetetus and Sophist are two of his most important dialogues, and are widely read and discussed by philosophers for what they reveal about his epistemology and particularly his accounts of belief and knowledge. Although they form part of a single Platonic project, thes…