Piet Meijer

A New Perspective on Antisthenes (eBook, ePUB)

Logos, Predicate and Ethics in his Philosophy

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Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040774489
• Artikelnr.: 75563986

Autorenporträt

Dr. P.A. Meijer was associate professor of Ancient Philosophy in Leiden University until his retirement. He has published extensively on various subjects in this field. Among his most important publications are Plotinus on the Good or the One (Enneads VI 9), an analytical commentary (1992), and Stoic Theology, Proofs for the existence of the Cosmic God and of the Traditional Gods (2007).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Abbreviations
Primary Sources-Editions Used
Introduction
Part I: Logos and Predicate
I. Contradiction
II. Investigation of names
Part II: Antisthenes' views on Theology: His theoretical approach to the study of Homer
I. Theology
II. Antisthenes' scientific approach to the study of Homer
III. Antisthenes' interpretation of other Homeric Figures
Part III: Antisthenean Ethics
I. Ethics and Myth
II. Sex
Marriage
Family
III. Aspasia
IV. Alcibiades
V. Antisthenes and Politics
VI. The Wise
VII. Antisthenes and Xenophon
VIII. A portrait of Antisthenes in Xenophon's Symposium
Epilogue
Appendix
Bibliography
Index of Fragments Cited
Index of Passages Cited
Index of Names