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OverviewWhat model of knowledge does Plato's Socrates use? In this book, Nicholas D. Smith argues that it is akin to knowledge of a craft which is acquired by degrees, rather than straightforward knowledge of facts. He contends that a failure to recognize and identify this model, and attempts to ground ethical success in contemporary accounts of propositional or informational knowledge, have led to distortions of Socrates' philosophical mission to improve himself and others in the domain of practical ethics. He shows that the model of craft-knowledge makes sense of a number of issues scholars have struggled to understand, and makes a case for attributing to Socrates a very sophisticated and plausible view of the improvability of the human condition. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Nicholas D. Smith (Lewis and Clark College, Portland)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9781009012430ISBN 10: 1009012436 Pages: 202 Publication Date: 24 August 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationNicholas D. Smith is James F. Miller Professor of Humanities and Professor of Philosophy at Lewis & Clark College. He has written and edited many books on ancient Greek philosophy and contemporary epistemology, including Plato's Socrates (with T.C. Brickhouse, 1994), Socratic Moral Psychology (with T. C. Brickhouse, Cambridge, 2010), and Summoning Knowledge in Plato's Republic (2019). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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