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Ancient philosophy consists, at least in the west, of the work by philosophers before around ~480 CE.
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Cosmological views in the 2nd century
I wonder whether philosophers and educated people in the 2nd century actually had views on cosmology, which are closer to modern views than often assumed.
My analysis is mainly based on Plutarch's &...
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Practical and theoretical reasoning in ch. VII of De Motu Animalia
In the first sentence of Ch. VII of De Motu Animalia, Aristotle asks why it is the case that some thinking leads to action and some doesn't. Is he introducing a parallel between theoretical reasoning ...
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Does Aristotle distinguish philosophy as a discipline from the broader conception of intellectual inquiry?
I was reading a text about Aristotle that states: "Aristotle is the founder not only of philosophy as a discipline with distinct areas or branches, but, still more generally, of the conception of ...
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Did Aristotle’s eudaimonia and arête extend beyond a life of contemplation
The best I’ve been able to find is that arête started out as being more broadly defined as excellence and was then narrowed down to focus on moral virtues.
The question I basically have is whether ...
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A question on Aristotle’s arguments contra Melissus and Parmenides in Physics
In Book I Part 3 of Aristotle’s Physics, he says in response to Melissus’ argument that being is one
”If, then, we approach the thesis in this way it seems impossible for all things to be one. ...
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Does the phrase "it is not good for a man to get everything he wants" have ancient Greek origin?
The phrase "It is not good for a man to get everything he wants" came to mind today. As I can't remember where I got it (I was imagining I read it in a history of ancient Greek philosophy or ...
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Which ancient philosopher compared thoughts to birds?
I half remember a quote by some ancient Greek philosopher about thoughts being like birds and the art of thinking being having the right bird/thought come when you need/call it.
I can't find that ...
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How does Plato's theory of forms account for change and abstraction?
I have two questions regarding Plato's theory of forms. Take apples for example.
Is there a form Apple of which all the particular apples in the world participate in? An apple is not a being, rather ...
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For Neoplatonists is motion a process that can only take place in temporal settings?
In Proposition 2 of the Elements of Theology, Proclus writes that everything that participates in unity is simultaneously one and not-one. Further down, he claims that it has unity as an effect and ...
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Did Protagoras really think that holding the javelin responsible was a viable resolution to the Lancer's Trilemma?
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Plutarch wrote that Pericles and Protagoras spent a whole day discussing an interesting point of legal responsibility, that probably involved a more philosophical question of ...
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The older, the smarter. Is the wisdom of time a scientifically proven fact or just human prejudices?
For example, physicists, engineers, computer scientists don't care much about ancient studies and don't mind throwing away older theories and research.
Yet, in philosophy and religious studies, we ...
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Where in Aristotle's Metaphysics is Aquinas citing his claim about "two sorts of operations"?
In the beginning of book II of Aquinas's Summa Contra Gentiles, Aquinas writes
Now the operation of a thing is twofold, as the Philosopher teaches in
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A footnote is provided which ...
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How should I pronounce words from Ancient Greek philosophy?
A somewhat unusual question here. Naturally, while reading through Ancient Greek philosophy, I've encountered many Ancient Greek words like παιδε?α, ο?σ?α, as well as sentences like 'π?ντε? ?νθρωποι ...
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According to Aristotle, do all substances have final causes?
I know that in order to know something, in some cases we don't necessarily need to know its final cause, because sometimes the efficient cause might be enough to give a full explanation. But I wonder ...
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Arguments for a Socratic Daimon and Embodiment: A Dialogue between an A-pneumatic and Pneumatic: Is this coherent? [closed]
Dear all, can you help me find any inconsistencies from theory of mind, philosophy of mind and phenomenology of percetion in this dialogue?
A conversation between an a-pneumatic and a pneumatic:
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