Plato's Pragmatism: Rethinking the Relationship between Ethics and Epistemology - Paperback

by Nicholas R. Baima (Author), Tyler Paytas (Author)

The book contends that a pragmatic outlook is present throughout the Platonic corpus. The authors argue that the successful pursuit of a good life requires cultivating certain ethical commitments, and maintaining these commitments often requires violating epistemic norms.

Author Biography

Nicholas R. Baima is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University, USA. He specializes in ancient philosophy and ethical theory. His work in ancient philosophy has appeared in journals such as Apeiron, Ancient Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy Today, Phronesis, and the Journal of the History of Philosophy. He has also published on moral philosophy in journals such as Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, the Journal of Value Inquiry, and Neuroethics.

Tyler Paytas is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Australian Catholic University. He was previously a VolkswagenStiftung Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Stuttgart and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Dianoia Institute of Philosophy at ACU. He specializes in moral philosophy and the history of ethics, with articles in journals such as Kantian Review, Phronesis, Utilitas, Faith and Philosophy, and the Journal of the History of Philosophy. He is the co-editor, with Tim Henning, of Kantian and Sidgwickian Ethics: The Cosmos of Duty Above and the Moral Law Within (Routledge, 2020).