Hypotheses in Plato’s Meno

I investigate the epistemic status of the hypotheses and other premises used in Socrates’ ‘arguments from a hypothesis’ in the Meno, and of the conclusions drawn from them, and argue that, while they are taken by Socrates to fall short of knowledge, he takes them all to have a positive epistemic sta...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Judson, R
Format: Journal article
Published: Philosophy Documentation Center 2017