Socrates' Ground for Believing in Absolute Truth, Crito 46b4-49D5

T.F. Morris

Keywords

Absolute truth
relativism
Ancient Philosophy
virtue ethics

How to Cite

Morris, T. (2006). Socrates’ Ground for Believing in Absolute Truth, Crito 46b4-49D5. Diálogos, (88), 153–170. Retrieved from https://revistas.upr.edu/index.php/dialogos/article/view/16870

Abstract

The article argues, through a close reading of Crito, that in it Plato introduces the Socratic concept of absolute truth contrasted to Protagorean relativism, whilst rejecting some common academic interpretations of the dialogue.

PDF (Español (España))

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Most read articles by the same author(s)

T.F. Morris, Good is Better than Evil Because it is Nicer: Socrates' Defense of Justice in the Republic , Diálogos: No. 91 (2008)
T.F. Morris, The Riddle of Socrates' Motivation in the Apology , Diálogos: No. 89 (2007)

Similar Articles

José Guzmán Guzmán, Entre la muerte y el kairos: un análisis kairológico a Ikiru , Diálogos: No. 107 (2021)
Norman Ajari, Au-delà de l'affirmation de la vie: de la phénoménologie à la tradition radicale noire , Diálogos: Issue 112 (2023)
Enrique Pajón Mecloy, English title , Diálogos: No. 90 (2007)
Gerard Vilar, Artistic research, philosophy, and cognitive progress. , Diálogos: No. 101 (2017)
Roberto Torretti, Hugo Dingler's Philosophy of Geometry , Diálogos: Año XIII, Núm. 32, Noviembre, 1978
SEBASTIAN LUFT, PHENOMENOLOGY AS FIRST PHILOSOPHY: A PREHISTORY , Diálogos: No. 93 (2012)
Eliseo Cruz Vergara, Philosophy and spirituality , Diálogos: Year XXXVIII, No. 81, January, 2003
Pierre Baumann, Truth and Meaning in the Port-Royale Logic , Diálogos: No. 96 (2014)
Étienne Helmer, PLATO AT THE MARKETPLACE , Diálogos: No. 103 (2018)
Carla Cordua, Truth and meaning , Diálogos: Year XXXVII, No. 79, January, 2002

<< < > >>

You may also start an advanced similarity search for this article.