Essays on being / Charles H. Kahn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kahn, Charles H., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ontology.

Einai (The Greek word).

Philosophy, Ancient.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (236 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this series of essays published over 40 years, Charles Kahn explicates the ancient Greek concept of 'being'. His linguistic aim of explaining the meaning of the verb 'einai' is intertwined with his historical and philosophical project of understanding how the concept came to be central to Greek philosophy.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; 1. The Greek Verb 'To Be' and the Concept of Being (1966); 2. On the Terminology for Copula and Existence (1972); 3. Why Existence Does Not Emerge as a Distinct Concept in Greek Philosophy (1976); 4. Some Philosophical Uses of 'To Be' in Plato (1981); 5. A Return to the Theory of the Verb Be and the Concept of Being (2004); 6. The Thesis of Parmenides (1969); 7. Being in Parmenides and Plato (1988); 8. Parmenides and Plato Once More (2002); Postscript on Parmenides (2008); Bibliography; Index of Names

Notes:

Formerly CIP.

Previously issued in print: 2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

1-383-04469-4

0-19-160895-5

1-282-12613-X

9786612126130

0-19-156006-5

OCLC:

666933087