Description
Focusing primarily on Plato, Aristotle, and the Pyrrhonian skeptics, Fine discusses the following questions, among others: does Socrates, in the Apology, claim to know that he knows nothing? How do Plato and Aristotle conceive of doxa and episteme? Are doxa and episteme belief and knowledge as we conceive of them nowadays? Do Plato and Aristotle allow us to have doxa of everything about which we can have episteme? How does Plato conceive of perception in the Phaedo and in Theaetetus 184-6? How should we understand his theory of recollection in the Phaedo? Do the Pyrrhonian skeptics disavow all beliefs? Do they have a conception of purely subjective experience? Do they take anything to be subjective? Are they external world skeptics? How do their views of subjectivity and skepticism compare with Descartes'? Taken as a whole, the essays explain why ancient epistemology is instructive and illuminating for us today.
About the Author
Gail Fine received her BA from the University of Michigan in 1971, and her PhD from Harvard University in 1975. She also holds an MA from Oxford University (2009). She taught at Cornell University from 1975-2017; and was a Senior Research Fellow at Merton College, Oxford from 2007-2019. She is now Professor Emerita of Philosophy at Cornell University, and Senior Research Fellow Emerita at Merton College. Since 2007, she has been a Visiting Professor of Ancient Philosophy at Oxford University.
Reviews
The book is provided with a detailed synoptic introduction, which is a useful guide to the content and understanding of F.'s intentions and allows readers to remain within the context prescribed by the author. It is helpful to start with a careful reading of the introduction for a clear understanding of F.'s main principles and concepts. * MARINA VOLF, The Classical Review *
The importance of these essays is already well established, and students and scholars will be grateful to have them collected in a single volume. * Jenny Bryan, Greece & Rome *
Book Information
ISBN 9780198746768
Author Gail Fine
Format Hardback
Page Count 428
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 784g
Dimensions(mm) 242mm * 161mm * 29mm
About the Author
Gail Fine received her BA from the University of Michigan in 1971, and her PhD from Harvard University in 1975. She also holds an MA from Oxford University (2009). She taught at Cornell University from 1975-2017; and was a Senior Research Fellow at Merton College, Oxford from 2007-2019. She is now Professor Emerita of Philosophy at Cornell University, and Senior Research Fellow Emerita at Merton College. Since 2007, she has been a Visiting Professor of Ancient Philosophy at Oxford University.
Reviews
The book is provided with a detailed synoptic introduction, which is a useful guide to the content and understanding of F.'s intentions and allows readers to remain within the context prescribed by the author. It is helpful to start with a careful reading of the introduction for a clear understanding of F.'s main principles and concepts. * MARINA VOLF, The Classical Review *
The importance of these essays is already well established, and students and scholars will be grateful to have them collected in a single volume. * Jenny Bryan, Greece & Rome *
Book Information
ISBN 9780198746768
Author Gail Fine
Format Hardback
Page Count 428
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 784g
Dimensions(mm) 242mm * 161mm * 29mm
