Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy

by David Sedley (Editor)

Overview

This new addition to a classic series offers original articles on specific areas in ancient philosophy, including contributions from Gabriela Roxana Carone, Christopher Gill, and Richard Tierney. The volume includes many articles of substantial length, along with critical notices of major books.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199245864
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	06/07/2001
Series:	Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy , #20
Pages:	348
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 5.20(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

David Sedley is Laurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy at the University of Cambridge.

Table of Contents

1. Psychic Pregnancy and Platonic Epistemology, Frisbee C. C. Sheffield2. Dramatic Dialectic in Republic Book 1, Mark Gifford3. Akrasia in the Republic: Does Plato Change his Mind?, Gabriela Roxana Carone4. Aristotle's Scientific Demonstrations as Expositions of Essence, Richard Tierney5. Holistic Methods in Aristotle's Cosmology, Mohan Matthen6. The Functions of the Concept of Physis in Aristotle's Metaphysics, Thomas Buchheim7. Aristotle's Attack on Universals, Mary Louise Gill8. Aristotle's Basic and Non-basic Virtues, Stephen M. Gardiner9. Speaking Up for Plato's Interlocutors: A Discussion of J. Beversluis, Cross-examining Socrates: A Defense of the Interlocutors in Plato's Early Dialogues, Christopher Gill

Editorial Reviews

"Standard reading among specialists in ancient philosophy"—Brad Inwood, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

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