The problem of universals from Boethius to John of Salisbury / / by Robert Pinzani.
The problem of universals is one of the main philosophical issues. In this book the author reconstructs the history of the problem considering a selection of medieval representative texts and authors. The source of medieval and postmedieval debate is identified in the Socratic-Platonic survey on the...
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| Superior document: | Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 22 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden : : Brill. c2018. |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Brill's Studies in Intellectual History
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (318 pages). |
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| Summary: | The problem of universals is one of the main philosophical issues. In this book the author reconstructs the history of the problem considering a selection of medieval representative texts and authors. The source of medieval and postmedieval debate is identified in the Socratic-Platonic survey on the definition of concepts. In the Categories , Aristotle discusses important topics concerning the relations that exist between logical terms. In particular he establishes a kind of predication principle: categorial terms have a certain predication relation if (and only if) some facts expressed by ordinary sentences hold. The Categories also because of their particular disciplinary status, halfway between logic and metaphysics, leave a number of questions open. Among these questions, a particularly intriguing one is Porphyry's riddle: are there genera and species? And, if there are such things, what are they like? |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 900437115X |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | by Robert Pinzani. |