Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy, Volume 20David Sedley Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy is 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. Aristotle studies are represented particularly strongly in this issue, the first of 2001. 'standard reading among specialists in ancient philosopy'Brad Inwood, Bryn Mawr Classical Review |
Contents
Psychic Pregnancy and Platonic Epistemology | 1 |
Dramatic Dialectic in Republic Book I 35 | 35 |
Does Plato Change his Mind? | 107 |
Aristotles Scientific Demonstrations as Expositions | 149 |
The Holistic Presuppositions of Aristotles Cosmology | 171 |
The Functions of the Concept of Physis in Aristotles | 201 |
Aristotles Attack on Universals | 235 |
Aristotles Basic and Nonbasic Virtues | 261 |
A Discussion | 297 |
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