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Epistemology After Protagoras
Mi-Kyoung Lee
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Description for Epistemology After Protagoras
Paperback. Relativism, the position that things are for each as they seem to each, was first formulated by Protagoras in the fifth century BC. Mi-Kyoung Lee examines his challenge to the possibility of knowledge and truth, and how the three most important philosophers of the next generation, Plato, Aristotle, and Democritus, responded to it. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Relativism, the position that things are for each as they seem to each, was first formulated in Western philosophy by Protagoras, the fifth-century BC Greek orator and teacher. Mi-Kyoung Lee examines the challenge to the possibility of expert knowledge posed by Protagoras, together with responses by the three most important philosophers of the next generation, Plato, Aristotle, and Democritus. In his book Truth, Protagoras made vivid use of two provocative but imperfectly spelled out ideas: first, that we are all 'measures' of the truth and that we are each already capable of determining how things are for ourselves, since the ... Read more
Relativism, the position that things are for each as they seem to each, was first formulated in Western philosophy by Protagoras, the fifth-century BC Greek orator and teacher. Mi-Kyoung Lee examines the challenge to the possibility of expert knowledge posed by Protagoras, together with responses by the three most important philosophers of the next generation, Plato, Aristotle, and Democritus. In his book Truth, Protagoras made vivid use of two provocative but imperfectly spelled out ideas: first, that we are all 'measures' of the truth and that we are each already capable of determining how things are for ourselves, since the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199549283
SKU
KSG0033262
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Reviews for Epistemology After Protagoras
Review from previous edition Anyone interested in those texts will learn something from this book and, it is to be hoped, will be encouraged to consider their place in a wider philosophical discussion.
James Warren, The Classical Review
a balanced book, well-argued, rich in references to the secondary literature, with fresh and challenging readings of important issues in ... Read more
James Warren, The Classical Review
a balanced book, well-argued, rich in references to the secondary literature, with fresh and challenging readings of important issues in ... Read more