Non-being in ancient thought / Dmitri Nikulin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nikulin, D. V. (Dmitriĭ Vladimirovich), author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nonbeing.

Nothing (Philosophy).

Philosophy, Ancient.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]

Summary:

Being has been at the forefront of philosophical debate from its very beginnings, whereas non-being has been considered derivative of being and an obstacle for thought. Dmitri Nikulin argues that without non-being, being can neither be nor thought. 'Non-Being in Ancient Thought' provides a critical, historical, and systematic reconstruction of the concept of non-being in ancient philosophy, from Pre-Socratic thought to Neoplatonism, in the works of Parmenides, Democritus, Plato, Diogenes, Aristotle, Plotinus, and Simplicius.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-778164-0

0-19-778162-4

0-19-778163-2

OCLC:

1450712526