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The first comprehensive study of the function and value of aporia, or puzzlement, as a key tool in ancient philosophical enquiry.
Plato's Essentialism
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Pages: 263
Authors: Vasilis Politis
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-07-08 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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In this book, Vasilis Politis argues that Plato's Forms are essences, not merely things that have an essence. Politis shows that understanding Plato's theory of
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Pages: 259
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Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-12-17 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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De mundo is a protreptic to philosophy in the form of a letter to Alexander the Great and is traditionally ascribed to Aristotle. It offers a unique view of the
Self-Knowledge in Ancient Philosophy
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Self-knowledge - a person's knowledge of their own thoughts, character, and psychological states - has long been a central focus of philosophical enquiry. The c
Belief and Truth
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Authors: Katja Maria Vogt
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Belief and Truth: A Skeptic Reading of Plato explores a Socratic intuition about belief, doxa — belief is "shameful." In aiming for knowledge, one must aim to