Nature of Knowledge and Plato Now

<p><b>A bold and revisionary synthesis of contemporary and ancient Greek ways of knowing that confronts epistemology with its Platonic roots and reveals its flaws.</b><br><br>Through close engagement with Plato’s <i>Meno</i>, <i>Theaetetus</i>, and <i>Republic</i>, Stephen Hetherington argues that several foundational assumptions in contemporary epistemology fail to hold up when measured against the philosophical depth of these dialogues. Should epistemology, as practiced today, begin anew?<br><br>Focusing on central Platonic concerns about the nature of knowledge, Hetherington challenges the idea that epistemology can be pursued as a purely conceptual enterprise. He suggests that a historically grounded approach may not only enrich epistemological inquiry but also draw it closer to metaphysical reflection.<br><br>In this ambitious work, Hetherington explains that we need a clearer understanding of epistemology’s Platonic roots—both to make sense of what we are doing when we ask what knowledge is, and to improve how we understand knowledge itself.</p>