Ancient epistemology
"Ancient Epistemology explores ancient accounts of the nature of knowledge and belief from the Presocratics up to the Platonists of late antiquity. Professor Gerson argues that ancient philosophers generally held a naturalistic view of knowledge as well as of belief. Hence, knowledge was not vi...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York :
Cambridge University Press
2009
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | Key themes in ancient philosophy
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| See on Universidad de Navarra: | https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991002872409708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es |
| Summary: | "Ancient Epistemology explores ancient accounts of the nature of knowledge and belief from the Presocratics up to the Platonists of late antiquity. Professor Gerson argues that ancient philosophers generally held a naturalistic view of knowledge as well as of belief. Hence, knowledge was not viewed as a stipulated or semantically determined type of belief; it was a real or objectively determinable achievement. In fact, its attainment was identical with the highest possible cognitive achievement, namely wisdom. It was this naturalistic view of knowledge at which the ancient sceptics took aim. In the concluding chapter, the ancient naturalistic epistemology is compared with some contemporary versions" |
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| Physical Description: | IX, 179 p. ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 166-171) e índices |
| ISBN: | 9780521691895 9780521871396 |
