Forms and concepts : concept formation in the Platonic tradition / Christoph Helmig.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Helmig, Christoph.

Series:

Commentaria in Aristotelem Graeca et Byzantina

Commentaria in Aristotelem Graeca et Byzantina. Quellen und Studien ; Bd. 5

Commentaria in Aristotelem Graeca et Byzantina ; 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plato.

Aristotle.

Concepts--History.

Concepts.

Form (Philosophy)--History.

Form (Philosophy).

Platonists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (407 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, c2012.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Forms and Concepts is the first comprehensive study of the central role of concepts and concept acquisition in the Platonic tradition. It sets up a stimulating dialogue between Plato’s innatist approach and Aristotle’s much more empirical response. The primary aim is to analyze and assess the strategies with which Platonists responded to Aristotle’s (and Alexander of Aphrodisias’) rival theory. The monograph culminates in a careful reconstruction of the elaborate attempt undertaken by the Neoplatonist Proclus (6th century AD) to devise a systematic Platonic theory of concept acquisition.

Contents:

Front matter

Table of contents

A word of thanks

Introduction

I. Concepts – (Ancient) Problems and Solutions

II. Plato on Learning as Recollection

III. Aristotle’s Reaction to Plato

IV. Three Case Studies: Alcinous, Alexander & Porphyry, and Plotinus

V. Syrianus’ and Proclus’ Attitude towards Aristotle

VI. The Crucial Role of Doxastic Concepts in Proclus’ Epistemology

VII. Proclus’ Platonic Theory of Concept Attainment

VIII. Plato and Aristotle in Harmony? – Some Conclusions

Bibliography

Indices

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9783110267242

OCLC:

829462218