Knowing Friends
Abstract
The Platonic dialogues depict rich personal relations between their protagonists; do the emotions that are described in these contexts have any role in the development of knowledge, or in philosophy more generally? It is commonplace to argue that emotions should be displaced from inquiry and argument; and this is one of the reasons that both Plato and Aristotle's interest in friendship in epistemic contexts is often ignored. This chapter argues that both Plato and Aristotle have an account to give of the significance of epistemic emotion, and that this results in an expansive approach to epistemology that is both important and challenging.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Classical Philosophy and Thought
Epistemology
Ethics
and Metaphysics
Feminist Epistemology and Gender Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 23–36
- Publication date
- 6 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter