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A New Perspective on Antisthenes: Logos, Predicate and Ethics in His Philosophy
Piet Meijer
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Hardback. This book offers a comprehensive survey of the philosophy of Antisthenes in all its aspects. Editor(s): Stork, Peter. Num Pages: 222 pages, 0 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA; HPK; HPQ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Antisthenes (c. 445- c. 365 BC), was a prominent follower of Socrates and bitter rival of Plato. In this revisionary account of his philosophy in all its aspects, P. A. Meijer claims that Plato and Aristotle have corrupted our perspective on this witty and ingenious thinker. The first part of the book reexamines afresh Antisthenes' ideas about definition and predication and concludes from these that Antisthenes never held the (in)famous theory that contradiction is impossible. The second part of the book argues that Antisthenes' logical theories bear directly on his activities as an exegete of Homer and hence as a ... Read more
Antisthenes (c. 445- c. 365 BC), was a prominent follower of Socrates and bitter rival of Plato. In this revisionary account of his philosophy in all its aspects, P. A. Meijer claims that Plato and Aristotle have corrupted our perspective on this witty and ingenious thinker. The first part of the book reexamines afresh Antisthenes' ideas about definition and predication and concludes from these that Antisthenes never held the (in)famous theory that contradiction is impossible. The second part of the book argues that Antisthenes' logical theories bear directly on his activities as an exegete of Homer and hence as a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
222
Place of Publication
Amsterdam, Netherlands
ISBN
9789462982987
SKU
V9789462982987
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About Piet Meijer
Dr. P.A. Meijer was associate professor of Ancient Philosophy in Leiden University until his retirement. He has published extensively on various subjects in this field. Among his most important publications are Plotinus on the Good or the One (Enneads VI 9), an analytical commentary (1992), and Stoic Theology, Proofs for the existence of the Cosmic God and of the Traditional ... Read more
Reviews for A New Perspective on Antisthenes: Logos, Predicate and Ethics in His Philosophy
"A New Perspective on Antisthenes provides a fresh and engaging treatment of some of the more interesting elements in Antisthenes’s philosophical legacy“his views on definition and predication, his literary criticism, and his ethics“in a manner that is accessible to specialist and non-specialist alike." - Sean McConnell, University of Otago, Journal of the History of Philosophy, Volume 56, Number 1, January ... Read more