Forms and Concepts : : Concept Formation in the Platonic Tradition / / Christoph Helmig.
Forms and Concepts is the first comprehensive study of the central role of concepts and concept acquisition in the Platonic tradition. It sets up a stimulating dialogue between Plato’s innatist approach and Aristotle’s much more empirical response. The primary aim is to analyze and assess the strate...
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Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2012] ©2013 |
Year of Publication: | 2012 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Commentaria in Aristotelem Graeca et Byzantina ,
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (395 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Table of contents
- A word of thanks
- Introduction
- I. Concepts – (Ancient) Problems and Solutions
- II. Plato on Learning as Recollection
- III. Aristotle’s Reaction to Plato
- IV. Three Case Studies: Alcinous, Alexander & Porphyry, and Plotinus
- V. Syrianus’ and Proclus’ Attitude towards Aristotle
- VI. The Crucial Role of Doxastic Concepts in Proclus’ Epistemology
- VII. Proclus’ Platonic Theory of Concept Attainment
- VIII. Plato and Aristotle in Harmony? – Some Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Indices