| Description |
viii, 288 pages |
| Series |
Companions to ancient thought ; 1 |
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Companions to ancient thought ; 1
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| Contents |
The beginnings of epistemology : from Homer to Philolaus / Edward Hussey -- Protagoras and self-refutation in Plato's Theaetetus / M.F. Burnyeat -- Plato's early theory of knowledge / Paul Woodruff -- Knowledge and belief in Republic V-VII / Gail Fine -- Aristotle's epistemology / C.C.W. Taylor -- The problem of the criterion / Gisela Striker -- Epicurus on the truth of the senses / Stephen Everson -- Stoic epistemology / Julia Annas -- Some ways of scepticism / Jonathan Barnes -- An empiricist view of knowledge : memorism / Michael Frede |
| Summary |
The period from the sixth century BC to the second and third centuries AD was one of the most fertile for the theory of knowledge, and the range of �'epistemic states' explored in the ancient texts is much wider than those to be found in contemporary discussions of epistemology or cognition. Greek philosophers approached these problems in a great variety of ways, from the extreme relativism of Protagoras to the scepticism of the Pyrrhonists, and the contributors demonstrate both the familiarity and novelty of this range of views in their critical essays. [publisher] |
| Analysis |
Epistemology, history |
| Notes |
Includes indexes |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-272) and indexes |
| Subject |
Knowledge, Theory of -- History.
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Philosophy, Ancient.
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| Author |
Everson, Stephen.
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| LC no. |
89007116 |
| ISBN |
0521349699 |
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