Gorgias's Thought: An Epistemological Reading (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781032234427)

Gorgias's Thought: An Epistemological Reading is the first monograph published in English entirely devoted to Gorgias's epistemological thought and provides a new perspective on Gorgias's thought more broadly.

The book aims to undermine the common idea that Gorgias is either an orator uncommitted to any conception of truth, or a thinker whose interest is confined to the philosophy of language. It considers his major texts-On What is Not, or On Nature, The Apology of Palamedes and The Encomium of Helen-emphasising the originality and specificity of Gorgias' thought. In combining a philological analysis with substantive use of contemporary epistemological approaches, Di Iulio shows that Gorgias is to be considered first and foremost an epistemologist.

Gorgias's Thought: An Epistemological Reading is of interest to students, scholars and specialists in ancient thought, epistemology, history of philosophy and rhetoric.

Author: Erminia Di Iulio
ISBN-10: 1032234423
ISBN-13: 9781032234427
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 08/03/2022
Pages: 162
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.44d