Cosmos and logos : studies in Greek philosophy / Nicholas Rescher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rescher, Nicholas.

Series:

Topics in Ancient Philosophy / Themen der antiken Philosophie

Topics in ancient philosophy ; Bd. 1

Topics in Ancient Philosophy / Themen der antiken Philosophie ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Logos (Philosophy).

Cosmology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (139 p.)

Place of Publication:

Heusenstamm [Germany] ; Frankfurt : ontos, 2005.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

PREFACE

Contents

Chapter 1: COSMIC EVOLUTION IN ANAXIMANDER

Chapter 2: CONTRASTIVE OPPOSITION IN EARLY GREEK PHILOSOPHY

Chapter 3: THOUGHT EXPERIMENTATION IN PRESOCRATIC PHILOSOPHY

Chapter 4: GREEK SCEPTICISM'S DEBT TO THE SOPHISTS

Chapter 5: ANAXIMANDER, ARISTOTLE, AND "BURIDAN'S ASS"

Chapter 6: ARISTOTLE ON ECTHESIS AND APODEICTIC SYLLOGISMS

About the Author

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9783110329278

3110329271

OCLC:

851970836