Abstract
In Republic V, Plato makes the astonishing claim that knowledge is a different and independent power from belief, in the way, for example, that sight differs from hearing. I will argue that this is a fundamentally different conception of knowledge than the, also Platonic, conception of knowledge as 'true belief with an account'. I examine the reasons why Plato holds this position, and the ontology and epistemology which sustain its claims
Original language | English |
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Publisher | Edinburgh Research Archive |
Number of pages | 21 |
Publication status | Published - 30 Aug 2007 |