Author Description
This special supplementary volume contains the proceedings of the Colloquium on Ancient Philosophy held at Oberlin College in 1986. The contributors--including Michael Frede, Jonathan Barnes, Martha C. Nussbaum, Robert G. Turnbull, Gail Fine, Alan Code, T.H. Irwin, A.A. Long, and David Charles--address being, becoming, and intelligibility in Plato; disunity in the Aristotelian virtues; Epicurean signs; and Aristotle on political distribution.
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THE THESIS
This volume investigates central metaphysical and ethical questions in ancient Greek thought through the lens of specific dialogues and treatises by Plato and Aristotle. The editors, Julia E. Annas and Robert H. Grimm, compile scholarly proceedings from the 1986 Oberlin Colloquium on Ancient Philosophy. The text presents rigorous analytical arguments regarding the nature of being, the structure of virtue, and the mechanics of ancient logic and political theory.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Analysis of being, becoming, and intelligibility within Platonic dialogues
- Examination of the disunity of virtues in Aristotelian ethics
- Investigation of Epicurean semiotics and signs
- Discussion of Aristotelian political distribution and justice
- Scholarly contributions from prominent figures in the field of classical philosophy
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts recognize this volume as a significant record of mid-1980s academic discourse on classical metaphysics and ethics. Readers frequently note the high level of technical density, making it a resource primarily intended for scholars and advanced students of ancient philosophy.
Page Count:
240
Publication Date:
1989-01-05
Publisher:
Clarendon Press
ISBN-10:
0198244762
ISBN-13:
9780198244769
Philosophy
Aristotle
Plato
Academic
Epicureanism
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