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Knowledge and Politics in Plato's Theaetetus

By Paul Stern

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2008
ISBN
0521884292, 9780521884297, 9780511388361
Open Library ID
OL10438452M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1152964 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
328\327
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

The Theaetetus is one of the most widely studied of any of the Platonic dialogues because its dominant theme concerns the significant philosophical question, what is knowledge? In this new interpretation of the Theaetetus, Paul Stern provides the first full-length treatment of its political character in relationship to this dominant theme. Stern argues that this approach sheds significant light on the distinctiveness of the Socratic way of life, with respect to both its initial justification and its ultimate character.

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