Does Socrates Claim to Know that He Knows Nothing?
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23211764 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gail Fine (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Pages | 33-62 |
| Publication date | 2021-05-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Essays in Ancient Epistemology (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oso/9780198746768.003.0002 |
| OpenAlex | W3127556120 |
| ISBN | 9780198746768 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
Socrates is often thought to have said that he knows that he knows nothing. The main source of evidence for this view is Plato’s Apology . Chapter 2 argues that Socrates does not say, or imply, that he knows that he knows nothing in a way that involves self-contradiction. Rather, he is saying either that he knows that he is not wise (where knowing something falls short of being wise with respect to it); or else that he is aware that he is not wise (where being aware of something falls short of knowing it). Neither claim involves or implies a contradiction. The chapter also explores the epistemology of the Apology more generally.
Contradiction · Epistemology · Nothing · SOCRATES · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,47 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2022 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |