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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... criticism ( kritikê ) . In the formulation of his pupil Tauriscus , criticism was divided into " logical , empirical , and historical " parts ( S.E. M 1.248 ) , the first cor- responding more or less to Diogenes ' treatment of voice ...
... criticism has been pursued with great vigor and insight by scholars for whom the nature of universals and the rational basis for articulating the world into types are live issues . The conclusion we must draw , then , is that Plato is ...
... criticisms of the judgment of hoi polloi ( e.g. , Ap . 24e4-25c1 , 31e1-32a3 , Cri . 47a2-48c6 , 49c10 - d5 , Grg . 471e2-472d1 ) , his caustic remarks about famous democratic politicians ( e.g. , Meno 92d7-94e2 , Grg . 515c4-517a6 ) ...
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