Berkeley, the Theaetetus, and the Platonic Theory of Ideas

Aldo Brancacci

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Chapter 16 Berkeley, the Theaetetus, and the Platonic Theory of Ideas

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Pages:: 353–367

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004516014_018

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In the Siris, Berkeley provides a faithful and documented interpretation of the Platonic doctrine of ideas. Through sound philological and philosophical remarks, he particularly deals with the Theaetetus, on the one hand, by analyzing the koina-theory, on the other hand, by refuting the absolute relativism deriving from the homo mensura-theory. More in particular, reading the Theaetetus in connection to the Timaeus, he finds in Plato a support for his own theory of the unreality of sensible things. However, Berkeley keeps clearly in mind the difference between the ontological character of Platonic ideas from his own concept of ideas, and this makes him an attentive reader of ancient philosophical texts.

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New Explorations in Plato's Theaetetus

Belief, Knowledge, Ontology, Reception

Series: Brill's Plato Studies Series, Volume: 10

Cover New Explorations in Plato's <i>Theaetetus</i>

E-Book ISBN:: 9789004516014

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 13 May 2022

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  - Ancient Philosophy
- Philosophy

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Section 1 The Theaetetus and Plato

Section 2 Relativism between Ontology and Epistemology

Section 3 Maieutics, Sophistry, Philosophy

Section 4 Images of the Cognitive Soul

Section 5 Belief, Knowledge, Ontology

Section 6 The Theaetetus beyond Plato

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