Productive Knowledge in Ancient Philosophy: The Concept of Technê

ISBN-13: 9781108485845 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 348 str.

Thomas Kjeller Johansen

Opis

Shows how ancient philosophers understood productive knowledge and used it to explain ethics, rhetoric, the arts, politics and cosmology.

Recenzje

'The book is well produced … Johansen has skillfully assembled a rich collection of papers that can be read with benefit not only in its parts but also as a whole.' James L. Zainaldin, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Protagoras on Political Technê Edward Hussey; 2. Dynamic Modalities and Teleological Agency: Plato and Aristotle on Skill and Ability Tamer Nawar; 3. Technê as a Model for Virtue in Plato Rachel Barney; 4. Crafting the Cosmos: Plato on the Limitations of Divine Craftsmanship Thomas Kjeller Johansen; 5. Aristotle on Productive Understanding and Completeness Ursula Coope; 6. Technê and Empeiria: Aristotle on Practical Knowledge Robert Bolton; 7. The Stoics on Technê and the Technai Voula Tsouna; 8. The Epicureans on Technê and the Technai Voula Tsouna; 9. The Sceptic's Art: Varieties of Expertise in Sextus Empiricus Stefan Sienkiewicz; 10. Plotinus on the Arts Eyjólfur Kjalar Emilsson; 11. Productive Knowledge in Proclus Jan Opsomer.