The way to wisdom in Plato’s Phaedrus and in the Hippocratic Corpus

Pages: 287 - 294
Published: Jan 1, 2005
Abstract
In the Platonic Phaedrus, Socrates leads his friend to truth and knowledge. This path has, in my opinion, three steps. To perceive through the senses (aisthanesthai), to remember past experiences (anamimneskesthai) and to know (noein, i.e. to perceive the truth through the mind, 'pilot of the soul'). In the Hippocratic Corpus we can find a parallel way to discover truth. The physician keenly perceives through the senses. He remembers past...
Paper Details
Title
The way to wisdom in Plato’s Phaedrus and in the Hippocratic Corpus
Published Date
Jan 1, 2005
Pages
287 - 294
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