Beschreibung:
This collection of original articles draws from a cross section of distinguished scholars of ancient Greek philosophy. It is focussed primarily on the philosophy of Aristotle but comprises as well studies of the philosophy of Socrates, Plato, and Epicurus. Its authors explore a range of complementary topics in value theory, moral psychology, metaphysics, natural philosophy, political theory, and methodology, highlighting the rich and lasting philosophical contributions of the thinkers investigated.
1. To the Journey!' Recollections of a Philosophical Career.- 2. Socrates, Athenian Citizen.- 3. 'Childish-Frivolity': Plato's Socrates on the Interpretation of Poetry.- 4. Socrates' Search for Self-Knowledge.- 5. The Guardians and the Law in Plato's Republic.- 6. Appetites, Akrasia, and the Appetitive Part of the Soul in Plato's Republic.- 7. Reason and the Good in Plato's Republic.- 8. Relativization and Explanation: Two Responses to the Compresence of Opposites.- 9. From Actuality to Goodness: Aristotle's Rejection of Hume's Law.- 10. Is Aristotle's Prime Mover an Efficient Cause by Touching Without Being Touched?.- 11. Aristotle and Huygens on Color and Light.- 12. Aristotle on Artificial Products.- 13. Reconciling Opposites: A Study of ¿pe¿ät¿¿¿ in Aristotle.- 14. The Practicality of Aristotle's Politics: Practical Science's Independence from Theory.- 15. Aristotle, Egoism, and the Common Advantage.- 16. Aristotle and Rawls on Economic (In)equalities and Ideal Justice.- 17. Dealing with Aristotle's Indefensible Ideas.- 18. On Revisiting "Epicurus on the Art of Dying".