Episteme, etc.: essays in honour of jonathan barnes

Sixteen authors, including some of the most distinguished scholars of our time, present essays which together reflect the impressive scope of Jonathan Barnes's contributions to philosophy, and in particular to the study of ancient philosophy. Six are on knowledge, five on logic and metaphysics, five on ethics. The sixteen essays written in honour of Jonathan Barnes for this volume reflect the impressive scope of his contributions to philosophy. Six are on knowledge, five on logic and metaphysics, five on ethics. The volume ranges widely over ancient philosophy, while also finding room for two contemporary papers on truth and vagueness. Aristotle is prominent in eight of the essays; Plato, Sextus Empiricus, the Stoics, the Epicureans, and ancient Greek medical writersare also discussed.The contributors include some of the most distinguished scholars of our time. INDICE: List of Contributors Introduction Knowledge Episteme Avant nous ledluge: Aristotle's Notion of Intellectual Grasp The Notion of Enargeia in Hellenistic Philosophy Ancient Scepticism and Ancient Religion Concepts and inquiry: Sextus and the Epicureans An Anti-Aristotelian Point of Method in Three Rationalist Doctors Logic and Metaphysics A Note on the Ontology of Aristotle Categories, ch. 2 Some Remarks on Substance and Essence in Metaphysics Z. 6 WhatWas Aristotle's Concept of Logical Form? If it's clear, then it's clear that it's clear, or is it? Higher-Order-Vagueness and the S4 Axiom Ramsey on Truth and Meaning Ethics and Politics Justice and Just Action in the Republic Practical Truth in Aristotle Democratic Aristotle and the Democratization of Politics Stoic Reservation in Wants and Expectations The Politics of Virtue: Three Puzzles in De Officiis Bibliography of Jonathan Barnes's writings: Maddalena Bonelli Index locorum Index of names

• ISBN: 978-0-19-969648-2
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 384
• Fecha Publicación: 08/12/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés