http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/3413/leah-m-palmer Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Wed, 20 May 2026 20:41:06 -0400 Wed, 20 May 2026 20:41:06 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1481/intellectual-responsibility-and-the-epistemic-search-comparing-plato-and-augustine By Leah M. Palmer - In the earliest stages of education, children naturally start to interrogate their elders with the question “why?” This is not surprising and it would often even be concerning if a child did not show signs of curiosity early in life. This natural curiosity, the search for knowledge, follows necessarily from man’s rational nature—the pride and joy of humanity—what sets us apart from the animals. The words, “All men desire to know” (Arist. Meta., 1.980a) have become a cornerstone for explaining the nature of humanity. Epistemology takes this desire to its... Mon, 31 Oct 2016 09:25 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1481/intellectual-responsibility-and-the-epistemic-search-comparing-plato-and-augustine