A New Perspective on Antisthenes
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A New Perspective on Antisthenes

Logos, Predicate and Ethics in his Philosophy

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eBook - ePub

A New Perspective on Antisthenes

Logos, Predicate and Ethics in his Philosophy

About this book

Antisthenes (c. 445- c. 365 BC), was a prominent follower of Socrates and bitter rival of Plato. In this revisionary account of his philosophy in all its aspects, P. A. Meijer claims that Plato and Aristotle have corrupted our perspective on this witty and ingenious thinker. The first part of the book reexamines afresh Antisthenes' ideas about definition and predication and concludes from these that Antisthenes never held the (in)famous theory that contradiction is impossible. The second part of the book argues that Antisthenes' logical theories bear directly on his activities as an exegete of Homer and hence as a theological thinker. Part three, finally, offers innovative readings of Antisthenes' ethical fragments.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2025
eBook ISBN
9781040774489
Topic
Philosophy

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. Abbreviations
  9. Primary sources - editions used
  10. Introduction
  11. Part I Logos and Predicate
  12. Part II Antisthenes' Views on Theology: His Theoretical Approach to the Study of Homer
  13. Part III Antisthenean Ethics
  14. Epilogue: Antisthenes, an assessment
  15. Appendix II: The Speeches of Ajax and Odysseus
  16. Bibliography
  17. Concordance Giannantoni (SSR) - Caizzi (D.C.)
  18. Index