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Epistemology, the History of Epistemology, Historical Epistemology

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A brief discussion of the ways in which awareness of and sensitivity to the history of philosophy can contribute to epistemology even if epistemology is understood as a distinctively philosophical and not primarily historical enterprise.

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  1. For an illuminating account of the essentials of Plato’s argument see Frede (1987). Here I simply summarize Frede’s account.

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  • Frede, M. (1987). Observations on Perception in Plato’s Later Dialogues. In M. Frede (Ed.), Essays in ancient philosophy (pp. 3–10). Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.

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Stroud, B. Epistemology, the History of Epistemology, Historical Epistemology. Erkenn 75, 495–503 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10670-011-9337-4

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