| Description |
1 online resource (x, 556 pages) |
| Contents |
Carried away in the Euthyphro / Lindsay Judson -- Explanation and essence in Plato's Phaedo / Vasilis Politis -- The paradox in the Meno and Aristotle's attempts to resolve it / David Charles -- Definition and division in Plato's Sophist / Lesley Brown -- Division and definition in Plato's Sophist and Statesman / Mary Louise Gill -- Aristotle on essence and defining-phrase in his dialectic / Kei Chiba -- Nominal definition in Aristotle / Deborah Modrak -- Definition and explanation in the Posterior Analytics and Metaphysics / David Charles -- Bios and explanatory unity in Aristotle's biology / James G. Lennox -- The stoics on definition / Paolo Crivelli -- The ancient commentators on concept formation / Richard Sorabji -- Galen's Aristotelian definitions / Jane Hood -- Essence and cause in Plotinus' Ennead VI. 7 [38] 2 : an outline of some problems / Annamaria Schiaparelli -- Sceptical enquiry / Gail Fine |
| Summary |
David Charles presents 14 new essays by leading experts on the topic of definition in Greek philosophers from Socrates to Plotinus |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Definition (Philosophy)
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Philosophy, Ancient.
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definition.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Logic.
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Definition (Philosophy)
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Philosophy, Ancient
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Definiëring.
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Griekse oudheid.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Charles, David (David Owain Maurice)
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| ISBN |
9780191591396 |
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0191591394 |
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9780191721618 |
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0191721611 |
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