- Theôria as Cognition in Plato
The themes of theôria and theoretical life are elaborated in many of Plato’s dialogues, especially in Phaedo, Republic, Symposium, Philebus, Phaedrus and Timeaus
- Plato’s Contribution to Theoria (Chapter 3) - Searching for the Divine . . .
This chapter presents Plato's specific contribution to the history of theoria: how he reacts to the notion of traditional theoria and specifically, which of its elements he rejects and which he reconceives
- Understanding Theoria in Ancient Philosophy
Plato's concept of Theoria has significant implications for his views on knowledge and reality By positing that true knowledge can be obtained through Theoria, Plato establishes a clear distinction between knowledge and opinion
- Theôria as Cognition in Plato | Brill
The essays collected in this book explore the nature of theôria as cognition, while also taking into account the metaphors, dramatic settings, and cultural background that frame Plato’s dialogues, showing it to be not only a “way of life” but also a form of knowledge
- Searching for the divine in Plato and Aristotle: philosophical theoria . . .
Prior to its philosophical use to mean “study,” in Plato and especially in Aristotle, theoria referred to two kinds of religious practice: travel to periodic festivals and travel to religious shrines and healing sanctuaries
- Searching for the Divine in Plato and Aristotle: Philosophical Theoria . . .
In this book, Julie K Ward examines the concept of theoria within both philosophical and what she terms ‘traditional’ frameworks Her primary objective is to enhance the ongoing philosophical discussion surrounding
- On Wandering and Wondering: Theôria in Greek Philosophy and Culture
Plato's foundational conception of the?ria, then, is grounded in a peculiar paradox: when the philosophical the orist achieves the vision of true being, he experiences both knowledge and wonder simultaneously
- Theôria as Cognition in Plato | DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY
More precisely, the purpose of this conference on " Theôria in Plato" is to investigate the nature of theôria itself in Plato from a cognitive, epistemological and psychological point of view
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