Spectacles of Truth in Classical Greek Philosophy

Spectacles of Truth in Classical Greek Philosophy
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 323
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ISBN-10 : 9781139454643
ISBN-13 : 1139454641
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Synopsis Spectacles of Truth in Classical Greek Philosophy by : Andrea Wilson Nightingale

In fourth-century Greece (BCE), the debate over the nature of philosophy generated a novel claim: that the highest form of wisdom is theoria, the rational 'vision' of metaphysical truths (the 'spectator theory of knowledge'). This 2004 book offers an original analysis of the construction of 'theoretical' philosophy in fourth-century Greece. In the effort to conceptualise and legitimise theoretical philosophy, the philosophers turned to a venerable cultural practice: theoria (state pilgrimage). In this practice, an individual journeyed abroad as an official witness of sacralized spectacles. This book examines the philosophic appropriation and transformation of theoria, and analyses the competing conceptions of theoretical wisdom in fourth-century philosophy. By tracing the link between traditional and philosophic theoria, this book locates the creation of theoretical philosophy in its historical context, analysing theoria as a cultural and an intellectual practice. It develops a new, interdisciplinary approach, drawing on philosophy, history and literary studies.

Ancient Models of Mind

Ancient Models of Mind
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 261
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ISBN-10 : 9781139489768
ISBN-13 : 1139489763
Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Synopsis Ancient Models of Mind by : Andrea Nightingale

How does God think? How, ideally, does a human mind function? Must a gap remain between these two paradigms of rationality? Such questions exercised the greatest ancient philosophers, including those featured in this book: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics and Plotinus. This volume encompasses a series of studies by leading scholars, revisiting key moments of ancient philosophy and highlighting the theme of human and divine rationality in both moral and cognitive psychology. It is a tribute to Professor A. A. Long, and reflects multiple themes of his own work.

Ontology Without Borders

Ontology Without Borders
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 321
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ISBN-10 : 9780190622558
ISBN-13 : 0190622555
Rating : 4/5 (58 Downloads)

Synopsis Ontology Without Borders by : Jody Azzouni

A new approach to the metaphysics, background logic, and semantics of ontological debate, Ontology Without Borders offers new solutions to perennial philosophical puzzles about constitution and the nonexistent. Book jacket.

Natural Philosophy

Natural Philosophy
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 257
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ISBN-10 : 9780192865731
ISBN-13 : 0192865730
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Synopsis Natural Philosophy by : Alister McGrath

Recovering the forgotten discipline of Natural Philosophy for the modern world This book argues for the retrieval of 'natural philosophy', a concept that faded into comparative obscurity as individual scientific disciplines became established and institutionalized. Natural philosophy was understood in the early modern period as a way of exploring the human relationship with the natural world, encompassing what would now be seen as the distinct disciplines of the natural sciences, mathematics, music, philosophy, and theology. The first part of the work represents a critical conversation with the tradition, identifying the essential characteristics of natural philosophy, particularly its emphasis on both learning about and learning from nature. After noting the factors which led to the disintegration of natural philosophy during the nineteenth century, the second part of the work sets out the reasons why natural philosophy should be retrieved, and a creative and innovative proposal for how this might be done. This draws on Karl Popper's 'Three Worlds' and Mary Midgley's notion of using multiple maps in bringing together the many aspects of the human encounter with the natural world. Such a retrieved or 're-imagined' natural philosophy is able to encourage both human attentiveness and respectfulness towards Nature, while enfolding both the desire to understand the natural world, and the need to preserve the affective, imaginative, and aesthetic aspects of the human response to nature.

Genres in Dialogue

Genres in Dialogue
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 244
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ISBN-10 : 0521774330
ISBN-13 : 9780521774338
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Synopsis Genres in Dialogue by : Andrea Wilson Nightingale

This 1995 book takes as its starting point Plato's incorporation of specific genres of poetry and rhetoric into his dialogues. The author argues that Plato's 'dialogues' with traditional genres are part and parcel of his effort to define 'philosophy'. Before Plato, 'philosophy' designated 'intellectual cultivation' in the broadest sense. When Plato appropriated the term for his own intellectual project, he created a new and specialised discipline. In order to define and legitimise 'philosophy', Plato had to match it against genres of discourse that had authority and currency in democratic Athens. By incorporating the text or discourse of another genre, Plato 'defines' his new brand of wisdom in opposition to traditional modes of thinking and speaking. By targeting individual genres of discourse Plato marks the boundaries of 'philosophy' as a discursive and as a social practice.

The Cambridge Companion to Early Greek Philosophy

The Cambridge Companion to Early Greek Philosophy
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 464
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ISBN-10 : 0521446678
ISBN-13 : 9780521446679
Rating : 4/5 (78 Downloads)

Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to Early Greek Philosophy by : A. A. Long

A 1999 Companion to Greek philosophy, invaluable for new readers, and for specialists.

Once Out of Nature

Once Out of Nature
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 259
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ISBN-10 : 9780226585758
ISBN-13 : 0226585751
Rating : 4/5 (58 Downloads)

Synopsis Once Out of Nature by : Andrea Nightingale

Introduction -- Edenic and resurrected transhumans -- Scattered in time -- The unsituated self -- Body and book -- Unearthly bodies -- Epilogue: "mortal interindebtedness"--Appendix: Augustine on Paul's notion of the flesh and the body.

Explorations in Ancient and Modern Philosophy

Explorations in Ancient and Modern Philosophy
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 393
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ISBN-10 : 9780521750721
ISBN-13 : 0521750725
Rating : 4/5 (21 Downloads)

Synopsis Explorations in Ancient and Modern Philosophy by : M. F. Burnyeat

The first of two volumes collecting the published work of one of the greatest living ancient philosophers, M.F. Burnyeat.

Athletics and Philosophy in the Ancient World

Athletics and Philosophy in the Ancient World
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 174
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ISBN-10 : 9781317984955
ISBN-13 : 1317984951
Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Synopsis Athletics and Philosophy in the Ancient World by : Heather L. Reid

This book examines the relationship between athletics and philosophy in ancient Greece and Rome focused on the connection between athleticism and virtue. It begins by observing that the link between athleticism and virtue is older than sport, reaching back to the athletic feats of kings and pharaohs in early Egypt and Mesopotamia. It then traces the role of athletics and the Olympic Games in transforming the idea of aristocracy as something acquired by birth to something that can be trained. This idea of training virtue through the techniques and practice of athletics is examined in relation to Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Then Roman spectacles such as chariot racing and gladiator games are studied in light of the philosophy of Lucretius, Seneca, and Marcus Aurelius. The concluding chapter connects the book’s ancient observations with contemporary issues such as the use of athletes as role models, the relationship between money and corruption, the relative worth of participation and spectatorship, and the role of females in sport. The author argues that there is a strong link between sport and philosophy in the ancient world, calling them offspring of common parents: concern about virtue and the spirit of free enquiry. This book was previously published as a special issue of the Ethics and Sport.

Historical Dictionary of Ancient Greek Philosophy

Historical Dictionary of Ancient Greek Philosophy
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 541
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ISBN-10 : 9781442246393
ISBN-13 : 1442246391
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis Historical Dictionary of Ancient Greek Philosophy by : Anthony Preus

The ancient Greeks were not only the founders of western philosophy, but the actual term "philosophy" is Greek in origin, most likely dating back to the late sixth century BC. Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Pythagoras, Euclid, and Thales are but a few of the better-known philosophers of ancient Greece. During the amazingly fertile period running from roughly the middle of the first millennium BC to the middle of the first millennium AD, the world saw the rise of science, numerous schools of thought, and—many believe—the birth of modern civilization. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Ancient Greek Philosophy covers the history of Greek philosophy through a chronology, an introductory essay, a glossary, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1500 cross-referenced entries on important philosophers, concepts, issues, and events. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Greek philosophy.