Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy Volume 43

by Inwood, Brad

• ISBN13: 9780199666171
• ISBN10: 0199666172
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-02-07
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophyis a volume of original articles on all aspects of ancient philosophy. The articles may be of substantial length, and include critical notices of major books.OSAPis now published twice yearly, in both hardback and paperback. 'The serialOxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy(OSAP) is fairly regarded as the leading venue for publication in ancient philosophy. It is where one looks to find the state-of-the-art. That the serial, which presents itself more as an anthology than as a journal, has traditionally allowed space for lengthier studies, has tended only to add to its prestige; it is as ifOSAPthus declares that, since it allows as much space as the merits of the subject require, it can be more entirely devoted to the best and most serious scholarship.' Michael Pakaluk, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Author Biography

Brad Inwood is University Professor of Classics and Philosophy at the University of Toronto.

Table of Contents

Soul-Leading: The Unity of the Phaedrus, Again

Akrasia and Self-Rule in Plato's Laws

Aristotle on the Role of the Predicables in Dialectical Disputations

Aristotle on Deformed Animal Kinds

The Teleological Significance of Dreaming in Aristotle

Aristotle on Odour and Smell

The Endoxon Mystique: What Endoxa are and What They are Not

The Platonic Origins of Stoic Theology

The Stoic Argument for the Rationality of the Cosmos

Plutarch on the Difference between the Pyrrhonists and the Academics

Index Locorum

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