Stoic Epistemology
Document Type
Book Contribution
Publication Date
6-9-2020
Description
This chapter investigates the Stoic understanding of impressions, assent, opinion, scientific knowledge, and cognition. By analyzing these concepts, I describe one major difference between the wise Stoic sage and unwise people: the wise person is capable of scientific knowledge and strong assent, while the rest of us are not. I will also interpret the Stoic account of the cognitive impression and describe several ways that the student of Stoicism might make epistemological progress.
Citation Information
Hensley, Ian, "Stoic Epistemology" (2020). ETSU Faculty Works. 516.
https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works-2/516
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