Plato on Knowledge - The Meno & Theaetetus (History of Philosophy)

Peter Adamson discusses Plato's dialogues the Meno and the Theaetetus, which address various epistemological topics, including Meno's paradox, Plato's theory of recollection, the nature of knowledge, relativism, and the difference between knowledge and true belief (e.g. what must be added to a true belief to turn it into knowledge, and why knowledge is more valuable than mere true belief). This comes from Peter Adamson's amazing podcast on the History of Philosophy from a few years back, which can be found here: www.historyofphilosophy.net
00:00 The Meno
14:59 Theaetetus
#philosophy #plato #epistemology #socrates

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00:00 The Meno
14:59 Theaetetus

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[@shauryachandola350]

Hello, what's the name of this podcast?

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@@shauryachandola350 History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

[@HalTuberman]

Wow. Excellent analysis. Very clear.

[@johnburns2632]

Great summaries & commentaries on both!

[@alexandercle]

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[@alwaysgreatusa223]

Virtue is any characteristic, relationship, or behavior that contributes to our achieving and/or maintaining the Good Life. Possible examples would be courage, friendship, and prayer. I am not claiming any of these examples are actually virtues, only that they are among the various things people have considered to be virtuous. Obviously, what actually contributes to the Good Life, or even what the Good Life itself actually means, is controversial; and, therefore, so is the question of what are to be included (and excluded) from the list of virtues. But the real question is not so much, 'What is virtue?', as it is, 'What is the Good Life?' Here we get down to the real issue for why philosophy even exists in the first place. For, why bother to examine life, to spend our time learning difficult and abstract philosophical matters, if not to answer -- or to at least throw some light upon -- this ultimate and all-important question, about how we should live our lives ? Unfortunately (or, perhaps, fortunately) there might not be an answer -- or, at least a single answer -- to this question. It might turn-out to be that Protogoras is right, not with regard to what things actually exist, but rather with regard to the ultimate values of life, that man is the measure of all things -- that some are good, and others bad. Of course, the theist and other moralists, including Plato, would certainly disagree ! (see Nietzsche on the 'Prejudices of the Philosophers', yet be aware the whole time of the prejudice substituted by Nietzsche in their place.). What cold rationality, or enthusiastic rhetoric, proves a value ?

[@anhumblemessengerofthelawo3858]

Your insightful comments are appreciated.
I would note that magnets were presumed to have Virtue. The connection of our Form-Substance and what enables our lives to literally and figuratively shape up was lost when the Royal French Academy of Science, headed by Ben Franklin, stated that Mesmerism was bunk. It wasn't long after that that hospitals were opened in various countries were painless amputations were performed; and people actually _lived_ and healed faster. When one makes the connection b/n magnetism and time, the bridge to Soul opens. Thus magnets, for the Greeks possessed Virtue. They also believed that statues to the gods contained _the presence_ of formed god.
I would note also the cosmology of Eudoxus of Cnidos. He lived during Plato and Aristotle lifetime and was a member of the Academy. He links Logos (speech) to the stars and signs (Zoidia), and designates "good and bad topical places" relative to the horizon. That is, the 12th, 8th and 6th Signs/ topical places relative to the Horoscope (hour-marker) are bad places. In other words, the good and bad areas of one's life are plotted cosmically. Not to mention the timing involved in "good and bad luck/ fortune" (touche).
Such matters enumerated above no longer interest people.
I would note, in ending, that the scheme of Elements laid out by Aristotle were in fact part of the Cosmology of Eudoxus. See Robert Schmidt.

[@TupacMakaveli1996]

Good video but you shouldn't went that long on first argument and relativism party. You almost missed the 3rd argument, true belief with reason.

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