Encyclopedia of Classical PhilosophyDonald J. Zeyl, Daniel Devereux, Phillip Mitsis The only encyclopedia in English specific to the field of Classical Philosophy, this work presents 270 articles on major and minor figures and on topics of importance to the philosophy of Greek and Roman antiquity. The articles present not only succinct historical accounts of their subject matter, but they introduce readers to issues of interpretation and debate in the contemporary scholarly study of the philosophy of the Classical period. Scholars, students, and interested lay persons will find this volume useful in gaining a comprehensive view of the field. The contributors, representing three continents, are themselves leading scholars of international stature. |
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... argued that there are no cognitive impressions , that is , that there are no perceptual impressions whose intrinsic character excludes the possibility of their being false . This is roughly equivalent to maintaining that nothing can be ...
... arguing that the as- sumption of plurality entailed contradictions . Moreover , in his para- doxes , Zeno argued against the possibility of motion . Melissus expanded on Parmenides ' claims , arguing explicitly that Being is one and ...
... argued that there is a natural affinity between all human beings , and beyond that between them and animals , because of their common ances- try or their sharing in common features like blood and flesh . He argued against meat eating ...
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