The dark side of theoria as cognition in Plato: Mathematics

Elisabetta Cattanei

The dark side of theoria as cognition in Plato: Mathematics

Elisabetta Cattanei

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Abstract

The well-known picture of mathematical disciplines, that Plato gives us in “Resp.”, VII, presents both a bright side, that consists in “mathematical Platonism”, and a dark one, which hints to open, problematic and approximative characters of theoretical mathematical knowledge.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Theôria as Cognition in Plato
Publisher	Brill
Pages	25-39
Number of pages	15
Volume	22
ISBN (Print)	978-90-04-74711-1
Publication status	Published - 2026

Keywords

Plato’s Mathematical Platonism
Open and Problematic Characters of mathematical knowledge in Plato’s “Republic”
VII
Platonismo matematico
carattere problematico e aperto delle conoscenze matematiche on Platone
"Reso."

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