The Development of Self-Knowledge in Plato’s Philosophy

  • Manuel C. Ortíz de Landazuri Universidad de navarra Departamento de Filosofía mcruz@unav.es
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ASEM.2015.v48.49277
Keywords: Awareness, interiority, Purification, Soul.

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to examine how the Greek motto γνῶθι σεαυτόν plays a central role in Plato’s philosophy in order to show how ethics and knowledge go hand in hand in his model of παιδεία. The question of self-knowledge is a practical and theoretical task in life which is developed implicitly in his dialogues, it is for this reason that i examine some passages of the Charmides, Alcibiades I, Phaedo and Republic in order to show how Plato discovers the human interiority (Phaedo) and how self-knowledge is refined and articulated with the tripartition of the soul in the Republic.

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Published
2015-06-03
How to Cite
Ortíz de Landazuri M. C. (2015). The Development of Self-Knowledge in Plato’s Philosophy. Logos. Anales del Seminario de Metafísica, 48, 123-140. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ASEM.2015.v48.49277
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Vol. 48 (2015)
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