Buch, Englisch, 218 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 414 g
Reihe: Cambridge Classical Studies
Buch, Englisch, 218 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 414 g
Reihe: Cambridge Classical Studies
ISBN: 978-0-521-76294-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
The Greek word eoikos can be translated in various ways, being used to describe similarity, plausibility or even suitability. This book explores the philosophical exploitation of its multiple meanings by three philosophers, Xenophanes, Parmenides and Plato. It offers new interpretations of the way that each employs the term to describe the status of his philosophy, tracing the development of this philosophical use of eoikos from the fallibilism of Xenophanes through the deceptive cosmology of Parmenides to Plato's Timaeus. The central premise of the book is that, in reflecting on the eoikos status of their accounts, Xenophanes, Parmenides and Plato are manipulating the contexts and connotations of the term as it has been used by their predecessors. By focusing on this continuity in the development of the philosophical use of eoikos, the book serves to enhance our understanding of the epistemology and methodology of Xenophanes, Parmenides and Plato's Timaeus.
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Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Griechische & Byzantinische Literatur
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike Griechische Geschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Antike Philosophie
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Vorsokratische Philosophie
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction; 1. Xenophanes' fallibilism; 2. Parmenides' allusive ambiguity; 3. Plato's Timaeus; Imitation and limitation in Timaeus' proemium; Conclusion.
