Knowledge and Ignorance of Self in Platonic Philosophy
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Knowledge and Ignorance of Self in Platonic Philosophy

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Knowledge and Ignorance of Self in Platonic Philosophy

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Knowledge and Ignorance of Self in Platonic Philosophy is the first volume of essays dedicated to the whole question of self-knowledge and its role in Platonic philosophy. It brings together established and rising scholars from every interpretative school of Plato studies, and a variety of texts from across Plato's corpus - including the classic discussions of self-knowledge in the Charmides and Alcibiades I, and dialogues such as the Republic, Theaetetus, and Theages, which are not often enough mined for insights about this crucial philosophical topic. The rich variety of readings and hermeneutical methods (as well as the comprehensive research bibliography included in the volume) allows for an encompassing view of the relevant scholarly debates. The volume is intended to serve as a standard resource for further research on Plato's treatment of self-knowledge, and will highlight the relevance of Plato's thought to contemporary debates on selfhood, self-reflection and subjectivity.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright information
  5. Contents
  6. Contributors
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Abbreviations of Platonic Dialogues
  9. Introduction: Self-Knowledge as Thematic Intersection
  10. Chapter 1 Self-Knowledge and the Good
  11. Chapter 2 Two Faces of Platonic Self-Knowledge: Alcibiades I and Charmides
  12. Chapter 3 Socratic Self-Knowledge and the Limits of Epistēmē
  13. Chapter 4 Socratic Wisdom and Platonic Knowledge in the Dialogues of Plato
  14. Chapter 5 Between Ascent and Descent: Self-Knowledge and Plato's Allegory of the Cave
  15. Chapter 6 Self-Knowledge and the Use of the Self in the Platonic Theages
  16. Chapter 7 Between Biography and Biology: Bios and Self-Knowledge in Plato's Phaedrus
  17. Chapter 8 A Toil-Loving Soul
  18. Chapter 9 Mathematical Self-Ignorance and Sophistry: Theodorus and Protagoras
  19. Chapter 10 Why Is Knowledge of Ignorance Good?
  20. Chapter 11 Self-Knowledge in Plato's Symposium
  21. Chapter 12 Double Ignorance and the Perversion of Self-Knowledge
  22. Chapter 13 Philebus, Laws, and Self-Ignorance
  23. Bibliography
  24. Index of Names
  25. Index of Subjects
  26. Index of Passages