| Proceedings of the Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy: Volume XIII (1997) 1997 Edition Contributor(s): Cleary, John J. (Editor), Gurtler, Gary (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004113940 ISBN-13: 9789004113947 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $202.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 1999 Annotation: This volume represents some of the activities of the Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy from the academic year 1996-97. It contains eight colloquia which were hosted by seven different universities within the greater Boston area. The volume is dominated by discussions of the works of Plato, while there is one colloquium dedicated to Artistotle and another to Sophocles' "Philoctetes. With regard to Plato, his notion of the philosopher-ruler gets most attention, while other topics discussed include his concept of thinking, the role which perplexity plays in his dialogues, his theory of sense perception in the "Timaeus, and the image of the prisoners in the "Republic. With respect to Aristotle there is a discussion of essence and necessity in his concept of science, while the paper on Sophocles discusses the related themes of friendship and virtue. This publication has also been published in paperback, please click here for details. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 180 |
| Series: Proceedings of the Boston Area Colloquium (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 6.36" W x 9.62" (1.52 lbs) 312 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This volume represents some of the activities of the Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy from the academic year 1996-97. It contains eight colloquia which were hosted by seven different universities within the greater Boston area. The volume is dominated by discussions of the works of Plato, while there is one colloquium dedicated to Artistotle and another to Sophocles' Philoctetes. With regard to Plato, his notion of the philosopher-ruler gets most attention, while other topics discussed include his concept of thinking, the role which perplexity plays in his dialogues, his theory of sense perception in the Timaeus, and the image of the prisoners in the Republic. With respect to Aristotle there is a discussion of essence and necessity in his concept of science, while the paper on Sophocles discusses the related themes of friendship and virtue. This publication has also been published in paperback, please click here for details. |