
The Ancient Commentators on Plato and Aristotle
Miira Tuominen(Autor*in)
Acumen Publishing Ltd
1. Auflage
Erschienen am 27. April 2009
Buch
Hardcover
256 Seiten
978-1-84465-162-7 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
In late antiquity the works of Plato and Aristotle were subject to intense study, which eventually led to the development of a new literary form, the philosophical commentary. Until recently these commentaries were understood chiefly as sources of information for the masters - Plato and Aristotle - they commented upon. However, in recent years, it has become increasingly acknowledged that the commentators themselves - Aspasius, Alexander, Themistius, Porphyry, Proclus, Philoponus, Simplicius and others - even though they worked in the Platonist - Aristotelian framework, contributed to this tradition in original, innovative and significant ways such that their commentaries are philosophically important sources in their own right. This book provides the first systematic introduction to the 'philosophy' of the commentators: their way of doing philosophy and the kind of philosophical problems they found interesting.Although there was no philosophy of the commentators in the sense of a definite set of doctrines, Tuominen shows how the commentary format was nevertheless a vehicle for original philosophical theorizing and argues convincingly that the commentators should take their place alongside other philosophers of antiquity in the history of western philosophy.
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"The ancient commentators have attracted increasing attention in the last three decades, but it is only now with the publication of Miira Tuominen's book that we have the first systematic introduction to their philosophy. It will be indispensable to all students of ancient philosophy." George Karamanolis, University of Crete "A welcome introduction to the ancient commentators that suits its intended student audience very well. It is a great starting-point to learn about the philosophical thought of late antiquity." Han Baltussen, University of Adelaide"Weitere Details
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Sprache
Englisch
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Durham
Großbritannien
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
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Höhe: 216 mm
Breite: 138 mm
Gewicht
453 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84465-162-7 (9781844651627)
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Miira Tuominen is is a postdoctoral researcher in the department of philosophy at the University of Helsinki.
Inhalt
Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Epistemology 3. Science and logic 4. Physics 5. Psychology: perception and intellect 6. Metaphysics 7. Ethics Chronology Glossary of names Guide to further reading Bibliography Index