ORCID
http://orcid.org/0009-0001-0200-1512
Date of Award
Spring 5-15-2023
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Degree Type
Dissertation
Abstract
I argue that an account of recognizing experts can be drawn from the dialogues of Plato in which Socrates is engaged in the activities he describes in the Apology, that he is an expert in recognizing experts, and that this supports his argument that no one can be an expert in ethics. I also show that his account contains a decision procedure for recognizing experts and a view about the nature of expertise (from which that procedure is derived) that is very plausible for his purpose.
Language
English (en)
Chair and Committee
Eric Brown
Committee Members
Rebecca Copenhaver, Anya Plutynski, Luis Salas, Allan Silverman,
Recommended Citation
Henry, Jeremy Samuel, "Socrates the Expert" (2023). Arts & Sciences Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2856.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/art_sci_etds/2856