Doppelte Unwissenheit: Vom Dünkel der Selbstweisheit

A fresh analysis of Plato’s works shows that in his view the greatest evil is not mere ignorance but rather double ignorance (i.e., the false belief that one knows something which one actually does not know), especially concerning moral issues. Furthermore, it is argued that Socrates’ avowal of his...

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Main Author: Kobusch, Theo (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:German
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Published: Peeters 2018
In: Recherches de théologie et philosophie médiévales
Year: 2018, Volume: 85, Issue: 1, Pages: 187-206
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Summary:A fresh analysis of Plato’s works shows that in his view the greatest evil is not mere ignorance but rather double ignorance (i.e., the false belief that one knows something which one actually does not know), especially concerning moral issues. Furthermore, it is argued that Socrates’ avowal of his own ignorance is not meant ironically. Plato’s Socratic educational project aims at freeing human souls from their δοξοσοφία. In their commentaries on both Plato and Aristotle, the Greek Neoplatonists elaborate on these topics. In the Latin Middle Ages, the theme of double ignorance turns up in discussions on the distinctions between (1) ignorantia negationis and ignorantia dispositionis and (2) error vincibilis and error invincibilis.\n4207 \n4207
ISSN:1783-1717
Contains:Enthalten in: Recherches de théologie et philosophie médiévales
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2143/RTPM.85.1.3284829