The six studies comprising this volume deal with some fundamental issues in early Greek thought: cosmic evaluation in Anaximander, the theory of opposites from the Pre-Socratics to Plato and Aristotle, thought experimentation in Pre-Socratic thought, the origins of Greek Scepticism among the Sophisists, the prehistory of "Buridan's Ass" speculation, and the role of esthesis in Aristotle's theory of science. In each case the early discussion seeks to show how certain ideas bore unexpected fruit during the subsequent development of philosophical thought.
The six studies comprising this volume deal with some fundamental issues in early Greek thought: cosmic evaluation in Anaximander, the theory of op...
Aristoteles stellt zu Beginn von Politik VII/VIII fest, dass eine Untersuchung uber die beste Verfassung des Staates die Beantwortung der Frage voraussetzt, welches Leben fur den Menschen das erstrebenswerteste ist. Im Rahmen der Suche nach dieser Lebensform wird - neben anderen Themen - auch die Notwendigkeit der Mue fur das Leben des Burgers im Staat in den Fokus genommen. In der Studie wird gezeigt, dass ohne einen Miteinbezug der schole, der Mue, eine Interpretation der beiden Bucher der Politik unvollstandig bleiben muss. Eine Tatsache, der in der Forschung...
Aristoteles stellt zu Beginn von Politik VII/VIII fest, dass eine Untersuchung uber die beste Verfassung des Staates die Beantwortung der ...
This volume is a detailed study of the concept of the nutritive capacity of the soul and its actual manifestation in living bodies (plants, animals, humans) in Aristotle and Aristotelianism. Aristotle’s innovative analysis of the nutritive faculty has laid the intellectual foundation for the increasing appreciation of nutrition as a prerequisite for the maintenance of life and health that can be observed in the history of Greek thought. According to Aristotle, apart from nutrition, the nutritive part of the soul is also responsible for or interacts with many other bodily functions or...
This volume is a detailed study of the concept of the nutritive capacity of the soul and its actual manifestation in living bodies (plants, animals, h...
The volume focusses on ancient Greek dialectic and its impact on later philosophical thought, up to Byzantium and Neo-Hellenic philosophy. The contributions are written by distinguished scholars in their respective fields of study and shed light on the relation of ancient Greek dialectic to various aspects of human life and soul, to self-knowledge and self-consciousness, to science, rhetoric, and political theory.
The volume focusses on ancient Greek dialectic and its impact on later philosophical thought, up to Byzantium and Neo-Hellenic philosophy. The contrib...
