The Method of Hypothesis in Plato's Philosophy

• Main Author: Malihe Aboie Mehrizi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Tabriz 2016-09-01
• Series: Philosophical Investigations
• Subjects: method; method of hypothesis; logos; forms; dialectic; method; method of hypothesis; logos; forms
• Online Access: http://philosophy.tabrizu.ac.ir/article_5749.html

The article deals with the examination of method of hypothesis in Plato's philosophy. This method, respectively, will be examined in three dialogues of Meno, Phaedon and Republic in which it is explicitly indicated. It will be shown the process of change of Plato’s attitude towards the position and usage of the method of hypothesis in his realm of philosophy. In Meno, considering the geometry, Plato attempts to introduce a method that can be used in the realm of philosophy. But, ultimately in Republic, Plato’s special attention to the method and its importance in the philosophical investigations, leads him to revise it. Here, finally Plato introduces the particular method of philosophy, i.e., the dialectic