Ignorance or Irony in Plato’s Socrates?: A Look Beyond Avowals and Disavowals of Knowledge

My central thesis is that Socrates of Plato’s “early” dialogues believes he has the very wisdom he famously disavows. Eschewing the usual tack of analyzing his various avowals and disavowals of knowledge, I focus on other claims which entail a belief that he has wisdom par excellence—not just selfaw...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Scott J. Senn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Coimbra University Press 2014-11-01
Series:Plato
Online Access:https://impactum-journals.uc.pt/platojournal/article/view/1970