Is philosophy a knowledge or its condition? Plato’s academy and the possible modernity

Author(s):  A.V. Tikhonov, candidate of Sciences, associate Professor, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia, avtikhonov@sfedu.ru

Issue:  Volume 43, № 2

Rubric:  Thesis

Annotation:  In order to understand how and in what direction, generally speaking, philosophical knowledge, to say – usual knowledge for every teacher of philosophy, is developing, I propose to refer to Plato's view on the development and life of the philosophical knowledge which is can be taught. Сan we fix certain scenarios of implementation of philosophy by Plato and his Academy, and see, if we succeed, of course, in what way modern practice of teaching philosophy, that has a direct relationship to the majority of teachers of philosophy, is developing? So, I may formulate the main aim of this article as follows: this article can be considered as an attempt to appeal to the understanding of Plato about the nature of philosophical knowledge. Plato’s view on the nature of philosophy teaching allows to capture the essential features of his teaching in general, which are might be called «platonism».

Keywords:  Plato, nature of philosophy, selfness, Academy, idea.

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