Plato's pragmatism : rethinking the relationship between ethics and epistemology /: rethinking the relationship between ethics and epistemology. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Nicholas R. Baima and Tyler Paytas.
• Authors: Baima, Nicholas R; Paytas, Tyler
• Contents: Prelude 1 PART I Virtue, Veracity, and Noble Lies 13 1 Beneficial Falsehoods in the Republic : The Priority of the Practical 15 2 Ethical Commitments and Persuasion in the Laws 40 3 The Ring of Gyges and the Nature of Ethical Commitments 67 PART II Courage, Caution, and Faith 89 4 Charming Away the Fear of Death in the Phaedo 91 5 Better, Braver, and Less Idle: Faith and Inquiry in the Meno 110 6 Absurdity and Speciousness in the Protagoras and the Euthydemus 132 PART III Commoners, Rulers, and Gods 155 7 Philosophers, Soul Parts, and False Beliefs in the Republic 157 8 Truthful Gods and the Limits of Divine Assimilation 177 Coda 197
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 184; Pragmatism; Ethics; Knowledge, Theory of
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000320039; 9781000320015; 9781000320022; 9781003137726
• Related ISBNs: 9780367445423
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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