Self-knowledge in ancient philosophy : the Eighth Keeling Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy /

Knowledge of one's own thoughts, character, and psychological states has long been a central focus of philosophical enquiry. Leading scholars explore the treatment of self-knowledge in ancient Greek thought, particularly in Plato, Aristotle, Hellenistic thinkers, and Plotinus, showing how their...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	S.V. Keeling Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy
Other Authors:	Leigh, Fiona (Editor)
Format:	Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Plato. Aristotle. Aristotle Plato Self-knowledge, Theory of. Philosophy, Ancient. Connaissance de soi. Philosophie ancienne. Ancient. HISTORY. History & Surveys. PHILOSOPHY. Epistemology. Mind & Body. Philosophy, Ancient Self-knowledge, Theory of Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Kinds of self-knowledge in ancient thought / Fiona Leigh
Self-knowledge in Plato? : recognizing the limits and aspirations of the self as a knower / Melissa Lane
Self-knowledge and self-control in Plato's Charmides / Aryeh Kosman
Reading's Plato mind / Tad Brennan
From the cradle to the cave : What hapened to self-knowledge in Plato's Republic? / Mary Margaret McCabe
Aristotle on self-knowledge / Paula Gottlieb
Aristotle on knowing one's own character : why self-knowledge matters for virtue / Karen Margrethe Nielsen
Epicureans on hidden beliefs / James Warren
Self-knowledge, self-perception, and perception of one's body in stocism / Jean-Baptiste Gourinat
An alternative to Cartesianism? : Plotinus's self and it posterity in Ralph Cudworth / Gwenaëlle Aubry.