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Plato's Theaetetus as a Second Apology
Zina Giannopoulou
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hardcover. Zina Giannopoulou offers a new reading of Theaetetus, Plato's most systematic examination of knowledge, alongside Apology, Socrates' speech in defence of his philosophical practice, and argues that the former text is a philosophical elaboration of the latter. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 222 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Zina Giannopoulou argues that Theaetetus--Plato's most systematic examination of knowledge--is a philosophically sophisticated elaboration of Apology that successfully differentiates Socrates from the sophists. In Apology Socrates defends his philosophical activity partly by distinguishing it from sophistic practices, and in Theaetetus he enacts this distinction: the self-proclaimed ignorant and pious Socrates of Apology poses as the barren practitioner of midwifery, an art that enjoys divine support, and helps his pregnant interlocutor to engender his ideas. Whereas sophistic expertise fills others' souls with items of dubious epistemic quality, Socratic midwifery removes, tests, and discards falsities. In Theaetetus Plato drapes the Socrates of ... Read more
Zina Giannopoulou argues that Theaetetus--Plato's most systematic examination of knowledge--is a philosophically sophisticated elaboration of Apology that successfully differentiates Socrates from the sophists. In Apology Socrates defends his philosophical activity partly by distinguishing it from sophistic practices, and in Theaetetus he enacts this distinction: the self-proclaimed ignorant and pious Socrates of Apology poses as the barren practitioner of midwifery, an art that enjoys divine support, and helps his pregnant interlocutor to engender his ideas. Whereas sophistic expertise fills others' souls with items of dubious epistemic quality, Socratic midwifery removes, tests, and discards falsities. In Theaetetus Plato drapes the Socrates of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199695294
SKU
KSG0032671
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About Zina Giannopoulou
Zina Giannopoulou studied Classics at the University of Illinois and is now Associate Professor at the University of California at Irvine. She has held a National Merit Scholarship in Greece, research and teaching fellowships at the University of Illinois, and a fellowship at the Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, DC.
Reviews for Plato's Theaetetus as a Second Apology
there is no doubt that Giannopoulou's monograph is a serious piece of scholarship
Zina Giannopoulou, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
Zina Giannopoulou, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews