Aspects of Criticism in Plato’s Philosophy
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Dariusz Olesiński
Abstract
This article constitutes an attempt at outlining the essence of the Platonic type of philosophical criticism (resp. zeteticism). This is achieved through the indication of its most important aspects, which in turn allows us to situate Plato’s views between positive and negative dogmatism. The key in characterizing these aspects is the acceptance of Plato’s metaphilosophical perspective, which itself testifies to the presence of critical reflection in Plato’s thought. The perspective of asking about the nature of philosophy leads to the designation of two basic aspects, within whose framework signs of philosophical criticism are indicated. The first of these aspects is the anthropological-psychological aspect, which is connected with Plato’s conception of eros; the second, the methodological aspect, concerns Platonic dialectic. Both of these aspects are ultimately combined in the profile of the aim of dialectical knowledge, which turns out to be understanding, constituting a critical form of philosophical knowledge.
Abstract
This article constitutes an attempt at outlining the essence of the Platonic type of philosophical criticism (resp. zeteticism). This is achieved through the indication of its most important aspects, which in turn allows us to situate Plato’s views between positive and negative dogmatism. The key in characterizing these aspects is the acceptance of Plato’s metaphilosophical perspective, which itself testifies to the presence of critical reflection in Plato’s thought. The perspective of asking about the nature of philosophy leads to the designation of two basic aspects, within whose framework signs of philosophical criticism are indicated. The first of these aspects is the anthropological-psychological aspect, which is connected with Plato’s conception of eros; the second, the methodological aspect, concerns Platonic dialectic. Both of these aspects are ultimately combined in the profile of the aim of dialectical knowledge, which turns out to be understanding, constituting a critical form of philosophical knowledge.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Table of Contents v
- Critical Thinking and Philosophical Criticism – an Outline of the Problem 1
- Criticism as Paradoxatism. The Heraclitean Critique of the Notion of Opinion 11
- Criticism as the Basis for the Procedures of Hypothetical Dialectic in Plato’s Philosophy 25
- Aspects of Criticism in Plato’s Philosophy 47
- References to Plato’s Theaetetus in book Γ (IV) of Aristotle’s Metaphysics 65
- Conversation and Conservation. Two Kinds of Anti-Dogmatic Criticism in the Philosophy of Politics and their Antecedents in Ancient Greek Forms of Skepticism and Fallibilism 73
- The Critical Dimension of Locke’s Epistemology 93
- The Old and New Critique of Pure Reason based on Immanuel Kant and Jakob Friedrich Fries 111
- Criticism as It Was Understood by Hermann Cohen 127
- Hermann Cohen’s Critical Exposition of Kant’s Critique of Taste 139
- Criticism and Rationality in the Lvov-Warsaw School 161
- Rationality and Criticism in the Views of the Philosophers of the Lvov-Warsaw School and K.R. Popper 173
- More than Words: from Language to Society. Wittgenstein, Marx, and Critical Theory 191
- Reflexive Social Critique. On the Dialectical Criticism of Ideology According to Marx and Adorno 213
- Skepticism and Atheism. Three Types of Relationships 237
- Criticism in Political Philosophy. On the Advantages of Pragmatism over Ideologized Politics in Light of the Works of Witold Gombrowicz 251
- Consolatio or Critical Methods? Reflections on Philosophical Counseling 265
- Plato’s Dialectics as a Method of Critical Reflection on Art 281
- Register 299
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Table of Contents v
- Critical Thinking and Philosophical Criticism – an Outline of the Problem 1
- Criticism as Paradoxatism. The Heraclitean Critique of the Notion of Opinion 11
- Criticism as the Basis for the Procedures of Hypothetical Dialectic in Plato’s Philosophy 25
- Aspects of Criticism in Plato’s Philosophy 47
- References to Plato’s Theaetetus in book Γ (IV) of Aristotle’s Metaphysics 65
- Conversation and Conservation. Two Kinds of Anti-Dogmatic Criticism in the Philosophy of Politics and their Antecedents in Ancient Greek Forms of Skepticism and Fallibilism 73
- The Critical Dimension of Locke’s Epistemology 93
- The Old and New Critique of Pure Reason based on Immanuel Kant and Jakob Friedrich Fries 111
- Criticism as It Was Understood by Hermann Cohen 127
- Hermann Cohen’s Critical Exposition of Kant’s Critique of Taste 139
- Criticism and Rationality in the Lvov-Warsaw School 161
- Rationality and Criticism in the Views of the Philosophers of the Lvov-Warsaw School and K.R. Popper 173
- More than Words: from Language to Society. Wittgenstein, Marx, and Critical Theory 191
- Reflexive Social Critique. On the Dialectical Criticism of Ideology According to Marx and Adorno 213
- Skepticism and Atheism. Three Types of Relationships 237
- Criticism in Political Philosophy. On the Advantages of Pragmatism over Ideologized Politics in Light of the Works of Witold Gombrowicz 251
- Consolatio or Critical Methods? Reflections on Philosophical Counseling 265
- Plato’s Dialectics as a Method of Critical Reflection on Art 281
- Register 299
