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Cosmos and Logos: Studies in Greek Philosophy

By Nicholas Rescher

Book information

Publisher
de Gruyter
Year
2005
ISBN
9783110329278, 9783110328790
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1256746 bytes)
Series
Topics in Ancient Philosophy / Themen der antiken Philosophie; 1
Pages
131\139
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-07-20 21:15:03

Description

The six studies comprising this volume deal with some fundamental issues in early Greek thought: cosmic evaluation in Anaximander, the theory of opposites from the Pre-Socratics to Plato and Aristotle, thought experimentation in Pre-Socratic thought, the origins of Greek Scepticism among the Sophisists, the prehistory of "Buridan's Ass" speculation, and the role of esthesis in Aristotle's theory of science. In each case the early discussion seeks to show how certain ideas bore unexpected fruit during the subsequent development of philosophical thought. Contents Chapter 1COSMIC EVOLUTION INANAXIMANDER Chapter 2CONTRASTIVE OPPOSITION IN EARLYGREEK PHILOSOPHY Chapter 3THOUGHT EXPERIMENTATION INPRESOCRATIC PHILOSOPHY Chapter 4GREEK SCEPTICISM’S DEBT TO THESOPHISTS Chapter 5ANAXIMANDER, ARISTOTLE, AND“BURIDAN’S ASS” Chapter 6ARISTOTLE ON ECTHESIS ANDAPODEICTIC SYLLOGISMS About the Author

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