The Anonymous’ Commentary on Plato’s Theatetus and a Middle-Platonic Theory of Knowledge

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Autor(a) principal: Matoso, Renato
Data de Publicação: 2019
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Revista Archai (Online)
Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/archai/article/view/26562
Resumo: In this paper, I defend that the historiographical category of eclecticism is a correct way to describe the epistemology and the exegetical activity of the Anonymous commentator on Plato’s Theaetetus. In addition, I show that the interpretation of the platonic philosophy presented in this text not only presupposes an eclectic philosophical attitude, but also offers a conscious defense of a positive and philosophically relevant form of eclecticism. By eclecticism, I understand a method of inquiry based on the deliberate use of hypotheses and arguments from different philosophical traditions. My claim is that Anon. intends to lay ground of his way of doing philosophy by attributing it to Plato and the platonic tradition. In doing so, Anon. provides us with a positive understanding of eclecticism as a legitimate methodology of philosophical investigation.
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spelling The Anonymous’ Commentary on Plato’s Theatetus and a Middle-Platonic Theory of KnowledgeEclecticismEpistemologyMiddle-PlatonismAnonymous in TheatetumIn this paper, I defend that the historiographical category of eclecticism is a correct way to describe the epistemology and the exegetical activity of the Anonymous commentator on Plato’s Theaetetus. In addition, I show that the interpretation of the platonic philosophy presented in this text not only presupposes an eclectic philosophical attitude, but also offers a conscious defense of a positive and philosophically relevant form of eclecticism. By eclecticism, I understand a method of inquiry based on the deliberate use of hypotheses and arguments from different philosophical traditions. My claim is that Anon. intends to lay ground of his way of doing philosophy by attributing it to Plato and the platonic tradition. In doing so, Anon. provides us with a positive understanding of eclecticism as a legitimate methodology of philosophical investigation.Cátedra UNESCO Archai (Universidade de Brasília); Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal; Annablume Editora, São Paulo, Brasil2019-08-07info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArticlesArtigosapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/archai/article/view/26562Revista Archai; No. 27 (2019): Archai 27 (2019 [3]); e02706Archai Journal; n. 27 (2019): Archai 27 (2019 [3]); e027061984-249X2179-496010.14195/1984-249X_27reponame:Revista Archai (Online)instname:Universidade de Brasília (UnB)instacron:UNBenghttps://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/archai/article/view/26562/23226Copyright (c) 2019 Renato Matosoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMatoso, Renato2019-08-28T18:38:41Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/26562Revistahttps://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/archaiPUBhttps://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/archai/oai||archaijournal@unb.br|| cornelli@unb.br1984-249X1984-249Xopendoar:2019-08-28T18:38:41Revista Archai (Online) - Universidade de Brasília (UnB)false
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title The Anonymous’ Commentary on Plato’s Theatetus and a Middle-Platonic Theory of Knowledge
spellingShingle The Anonymous’ Commentary on Plato’s Theatetus and a Middle-Platonic Theory of Knowledge
Matoso, Renato
Eclecticism
Epistemology
Middle-Platonism
Anonymous in Theatetum
title_short The Anonymous’ Commentary on Plato’s Theatetus and a Middle-Platonic Theory of Knowledge
title_full The Anonymous’ Commentary on Plato’s Theatetus and a Middle-Platonic Theory of Knowledge
title_fullStr The Anonymous’ Commentary on Plato’s Theatetus and a Middle-Platonic Theory of Knowledge
title_full_unstemmed The Anonymous’ Commentary on Plato’s Theatetus and a Middle-Platonic Theory of Knowledge
title_sort The Anonymous’ Commentary on Plato’s Theatetus and a Middle-Platonic Theory of Knowledge
author Matoso, Renato
author_facet Matoso, Renato
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Matoso, Renato
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Eclecticism
Epistemology
Middle-Platonism
Anonymous in Theatetum
topic Eclecticism
Epistemology
Middle-Platonism
Anonymous in Theatetum
description In this paper, I defend that the historiographical category of eclecticism is a correct way to describe the epistemology and the exegetical activity of the Anonymous commentator on Plato’s Theaetetus. In addition, I show that the interpretation of the platonic philosophy presented in this text not only presupposes an eclectic philosophical attitude, but also offers a conscious defense of a positive and philosophically relevant form of eclecticism. By eclecticism, I understand a method of inquiry based on the deliberate use of hypotheses and arguments from different philosophical traditions. My claim is that Anon. intends to lay ground of his way of doing philosophy by attributing it to Plato and the platonic tradition. In doing so, Anon. provides us with a positive understanding of eclecticism as a legitimate methodology of philosophical investigation.
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