Gorgias's Thought: An Epistemological Reading

By Erminia Di Iulio

Gorgias's Thought: An Epistemological Reading is the first monograph published in English entirely devoted to Gorgias's epistemological thought and provides a new perspective on Gorgias's thought more broadly.

The book aims to undermine the common idea that Gorgias is either an orator uncommitted to any conception of truth, or a thinker whose interest is confined to the philosophy of language. It considers his major texts--On What is Not, or On Nature, The Apology of Palamedes and The Encomium of Helen--emphasising the originality and specificity of Gorgias' thought. In combining a philological analysis with substantive use of contemporary epistemological approaches, Di Iulio shows that Gorgias is to be considered first and foremost an epistemologist.

Gorgias's Thought: An Epistemological Reading is of interest to students, scholars and specialists in ancient thought, epistemology, history of philosophy and rhetoric.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032234423
• ISBN13: 9781032234427
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"