The PROBLEM of DEFINITION of KNOWLEDGE in PLATO’s THEAETETUS DIALOGUE

Abdullah Enes Aydın

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The PROBLEM of DEFINITION of KNOWLEDGE in PLATO’s THEAETETUS DIALOGUE

Yazarlar:

Abdullah Enes Aydın

Yayıncı:

Kirikkale University

Ana Başlıklar:

Bilgi Felsefesi

Dergi:

Kalemname Vol.9 Issue 17, pp.128-149

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001320101

pISSN:

2651-3595

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Özet:

 The fundamental question addressed by epistemology is What is knowledge?. This study examines the problems Plato presents regarding the definition of knowledge in his Theaetetus dialogue. Platos epistemology is shaped by his theory of forms and involves the recollection of forgotten knowledge anamnesis and the understanding of the nature of knowledge through the dialectical method. In the Theaetetus dialogue, three different propositions are considered for defining knowledge: perception aisthesis, true belief alêthê doxa, and justified true belief logou alêthê doxan. While detailing how these definitions are debated and refuted, Platos epistemic concerns about knowledge and the implications of the logos condition he adds to the definition of knowledge are also examined. Platos effort to unify knowledge in the realm of forms with knowledge in the perceptible world, specifically through the condition of logos, explains why he does not reach a definitive conclusion about the definition of knowledge in the context of the Theaetetus dialogue. Plato indicates that none of the three definitions are sufficient and chooses not to arrive at a definitive definition of knowledge. This study evaluates Platos epistemic concerns regarding the traditional definition of knowledge and how these concerns manifest in contemporary epistemology as the Gettier problem.

 The fundamental question addressed by epistemology is What is knowledge?. This study examines the problems Plato presents regarding the definition of knowledge in his Theaetetus dialogue. Platos epistemology is shaped by his theory of forms and involves the recollection of forgotten knowledge anamnesis and the understanding of the nature of knowledge through the dialectical method. In the Theaetetus dialogue, three different propositions are considered for defining knowledge: perception aisthesis, true belief alêthê doxa, and justified true belief logou alêthê doxan. While detailing how these definitions are debated and refuted, Platos epistemic concerns about knowledge and the implications of the logos condition he adds to the definition of knowledge are also examined. Platos effort to unify knowledge in the realm of forms with knowledge in the perceptible world, specifically through the condition of logos, explains why he does not reach a definitive conclusion about the definition of knowledge in the context of the Theaetetus dialogue. Plato indicates that none of the three definitions are sufficient and chooses not to arrive at a definitive definition of knowledge. This study evaluates Platos epistemic concerns regarding the traditional definition of knowledge and how these concerns manifest in contemporary epistemology as the Gettier problem.

 The fundamental question addressed by epistemology is What is knowledge?. This study examines the problems Plato presents regarding the definition of knowledge in his Theaetetus dialogue. Platos epistemology is shaped by his theory of forms and involves the recollection of forgotten knowledge anamnesis and the understanding of the nature of knowledge through the dialectical method. In the Theaetetus dialogue, three different propositions are considered for defining knowledge: perception aisthesis, true belief alêthê doxa, and justified true belief logou alêthê doxan. While detailing how these definitions are debated and refuted, Platos epistemic concerns about knowledge and the implications of the logos condition he adds to the definition of knowledge are also examined. Platos effort to unify knowledge in the realm of forms with knowledge in the perceptible world, specifically through the condition of logos, explains why he does not reach a definitive conclusion about the definition of knowledge in the context of the Theaetetus dialogue. Plato indicates that none of the three definitions are sufficient and chooses not to arrive at a definitive definition of knowledge. This study evaluates Platos epistemic concerns regarding the traditional definition of knowledge and how these concerns manifest in contemporary epistemology as the Gettier problem.

 Bilgi felsefesinin kendisine konu edindiği temel soru Bilgi nedir? sorusudur. Bu çalışma, Platonun Theaetetus diyaloğunda bilginin tanımına dair ortaya koyduğu sorunları incelemektedir. Platonun bilgi felsefesi, idealar teorisi temelinde şekillenmiş olup unutulan bilginin hatırlanması anamnesis ve diyalektik yöntemle bilginin neliğinin kavranması hususunu içerir. Theaetetus diyaloğunda, bilginin algı aisthesis, doğru inanç alêthê doxa ve kanıta dayalı doğru inanç logou alêthê doxan olarak tanımlandığı üç farklı önerme ele alınır. Bu tanımların nasıl tartışıldığı ve çürütüldüğü detaylandırılırken, Platonun bilgiye dair epistemik kaygıları ve bilgi tanımına eklediği logos koşulunun yansımaları da ele alınır. Platonun, idealar dünyasındaki bilgi ile algılanabilir dünyadaki bilgiyi logos şartı özelinde birleştirme çabası, onun Theaetetus diyaloğu bağlamında bilgi tanımında kesin bir sonuca varamamasının nedenini de açıklar. Platon, her üç tanımın da yeterli olmadığını belirtir ve bilginin kesin bir tanımına ulaşmamayı tercih eder. Bu çalışma, Platonun geleneksel bilgi tanımına dair epistemik kaygılarını ve bu kaygıların çağdaş epistemolojideki Gettier sorunu olarak karşımıza çıkan yansımalarını değerlendirir.

Makale detayları

The PROBLEM of DEFINITION of KNOWLEDGE in PLATO’s THEAETETUS DIALOGUE

Yazarlar:

Abdullah Enes Aydın

Yayıncı:

Kirikkale University

Ana Başlıklar:

Bilgi Felsefesi

Dergi:

Kalemname Vol.9 Issue 17, pp.128-149

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001320101

pISSN:

2651-3595

Epistemology

Plato

Theaetetus

Knowledge

Definition of Knowledge

Belief

JustificationEpistemoloji

Platon

Theaetetus

Bilgi

Bilgi Tanımı

İnanç

Gerekçelendirme

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Abdullah Enes Aydın

Yayıncı: Kirikkale University

Ana Başlıklar: Bilgi Felsefesi

Dergi: Kalemname Vol.9 Issue 17, pp.128-149

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2024

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001320101

pISSN: 2651-3595

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Abdullah Enes Aydın

Yayıncı:

Kirikkale University

Ana Başlıklar:

Bilgi Felsefesi

Dergi:

Kalemname Vol.9 Issue 17, pp.128-149

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001320101

pISSN:

2651-3595