An examination of Plato's doctrines. II, Plato on knowledge and reality / I.M. Crombie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crombie, I. M., author.

Series:

Routledge library editions. Plato.

Routledge library editions. Plato ; v. 7

Examination of Plato's doctrines ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plato.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (593 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ian Crombie's impressive volumes provide a comprehensive interpretation of Plato's doctrines. Volume 2 deals with more technical philosophical topics, including the theory of knowledge, philosophy of nature, and the methodology of science and philosophy. Each volume is self-contained.

Contents:

AN EXAMINATION OF PLATO'S DOCTRINES II. Plato on Knowledge and Reality; Copyright; AN EXAMINATION OF PLATO'S DOCTRINES II. Plato on Knowledge and Reality; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Glossary; 1. Theory of Knowledge; I. Aisthesis; A. The machinery of sensation; B. The epistemological status of sensation (the Theaetetus); i. The discussion of Protagoras; ii. The discussion of Heraclitus; iii. The equation of knowledge with sensation; iv. The perception theory of the Theaetetus; v. Our knowledge of the external world; II. Doxa and Episteme; A. The concept of doxa

B. The contrast between doxa and epistêmê introductory; C. General impressions of the contrast between doxa and episteme; D. Doxa and epistêmê; anticipation of conclusions; E. Knowledge and belief in the Meno; F. Knowledge and belief in the Republic; i. In Republic 5; ii. In Republic 6 and 7; iii. In Republic 10; G. Knowledge and belief in the Theaetetus; H. Knowledge and belief in the Seventh Letter; I. The formal question: "" What is knowledge?''; J. The material guestion: "" What can we know?""; III. The Doctrine of Anamnesis

Appendix. Further Points Concerning the Passage in the Fifth Book of the Republic2. Cosmology and Theory of Nature; I. Three Presuppositions; II. The Phaedo; III. The Republic; IV. The Timaeus; A. The first section of Timaeus' discourse; the creation; B. The second section of Timaeus' discourse; what the Creator had to contend with; C. The third section of Timaeus' discourse; what the Creator did about the brute facts; D. General conclusions from the Timaeus concerning teleology and scientific method; V. Cosmological Material in the Other Post-Republic Dialogues; VI. Conclusions

3. Metaphysical AnalysisI. The ""Theory of Forms""; A. Introductory; B. The chronology of the theory of forms; i. Early traces of the theory; ii. Did Plato repent of the theory after his middle period?; C Problems about the nature of forms; i. The forms as perfect particulars; ii. Problems concerning the relations between the forms and the properties of things; a. Introductory discussion; b. Excursus on forms and craftsmen; c. Resumption of introductory discussion; d. Forms and vulgar universals; e. Imperfect embodiment; f. Perfect embodiments; g. Imperfect and perfect embodiment; conclusion

h. The status of property-instancesD. The ""classical theory of forms""; conclusion and application to the physical world; II. Plato on the Theory of Forms: the Parmenides; A. The first part of the Parmenides; B. The second part of the Parmenides; C. The contribution of the second part of the Parmenides to the problems raised in the first part; III. The Range of Forms; IV. Relations Between Universals; A. Introductory; B. Dialectic and Protarchus' fallacy; i. Protarchus' fallacy; ii. Socrates on Protarchus'fallacy; iii. Collection and division

C. Dialectic and the letters and syllables of reality

Notes:

First published in 1963 by Routledge and Kegan Paul.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-203-09586-3

1-283-86334-0

1-136-21595-6

9780203095867

OCLC:

823386983