Question

This philosopher described a problem in which the inconsistency of a set of beliefs does not entail that one of them is false unless one presupposes that belief is false before attaching it to the others. Building on the work of Harold Cherniss, a review by this philosopher criticized the Tübingen school’s interpretation of another thinker’s “unwritten doctrines.” Robert Talisse critiqued this philosopher in a paper on his “misunderstanding” of another thinker. This philosopher argued that one gains knowledge by reaching (*) aporia, and thus cannot (10[1])sincerely claim to know nothing, in his analysis of the standard elenchus from Socrates: Ironist and Moral Philosopher. (-5[1])A critical response by Wilfrid Sellars popularized (-5[1])this philosopher’s 1954 paper on the Third Man argument. (10[2])For 10 points, (-5[1])name this (-5[1])Greek analytic philosopher (-5[1])who revived modern interest in Socratic (10[1])philosophy. ■END■ (10[2]0[6])

ANSWER: Gregory Vlastos
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Summary

TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2025 RMP Fest Online Mirror05/31/25Y520%0%40%134.00
2025 RMP Fest Carleton Mirror07/13/25Y30%0%67%
2025 RMP Fest CO Mirror08/10/25Y5100%0%20%117.20