Belief and truth : a skeptic reading of Plato / Katja Maria Vogt.

Author/creator Vogt, Katja Maria, 1968-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Oxford University Press, ©2012.
Descriptionix, 209 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects

Contents What is ignorance?: Plato on presumed knowledge, wishful thinking, and not understanding your own thoughts -- Belief and investigation in Plato's Republic -- Belief and truth in Plato's Theaetetus -- The nature of disagreement: ancient relativism and skepticism -- The aims of skeptical investigation -- Skepticism and concepts: can the skeptic think? -- Why beliefs are never true: a reconstruction of stoic epistemology -- Concluding remarks: skepticism and relativism.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 191-202) and index.
LCCN 2012004040
ISBN9780199916818
ISBN0199916810

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks B395 .V637 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold