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Does Aristotle Demonstrate The Definition Of The Soul?, E. M. Barksdale Dec 1966

Does Aristotle Demonstrate The Definition Of The Soul?, E. M. Barksdale

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

No abstract provided.


A Translation Of The Dissoi Logoi Or Dialexeis, Rosamond Kent Sprague Dec 1966

A Translation Of The Dissoi Logoi Or Dialexeis, Rosamond Kent Sprague

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

Draft translation of the Dissoi Logoi


The Argument For Immortality In Plato's Phaedrus, Thomas M. Robinson Dec 1966

The Argument For Immortality In Plato's Phaedrus, Thomas M. Robinson

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

The Phaedrus seems to be saying that soul is the cause of all movement in an organized world, a world measurable by Time. In a non-organized world not measurable by Time one can wonder whether the movement in question has anything to do with this. At this stage words start to break down under the strain. Plato is compelled to give some description of the pre-cosmic chaos, and talk of movement in such a world is no more and no less intelligible than phrases like 'before this' (53a8) in the same passage, when Time has been admitted to be absent. …


The Creation Myth In Plato's Timaeus, Leonardo Taran Dec 1966

The Creation Myth In Plato's Timaeus, Leonardo Taran

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the question whether the creation myth in Plato's Timaeus is to be taken literally or not. My reason for reopening the discussion is the recent publication by Professor Vlastos of a paper entitled "Creation in the Timaeus: is it a Fiction?" In this paper Vlastos tries to answer the arguments that Professor Cherniss gave in favor of the metaphorical interpretation, in the course of which arguments he attacked Vlastos' earlier article "The Disorderly Motion in the Timaeus?. My reason for concentrating on Professor Vlastos ' papers is that his is the most …


An Inquiry Into Aristotle's Use Of Proportionality, Thomas Olshewsky Dec 1966

An Inquiry Into Aristotle's Use Of Proportionality, Thomas Olshewsky

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

This paper is an exploratory investigation of the use of analogy in Aristotle's works. The thesis is that Aristotle's analogia is not simply a classification of terms as certain scholars suggest (e.g., Joseph Owens and Harry Wolfson); that it is rather a more or less precise methodological device that Aristotle uses throughout his writings and indicates certain ontological presuppositions on the part of the Stagirite. We will first investigate the etymological background of analogia, and then consider Aristotle's uses of it. On the basis of these considerations, we will attempt to formulate its ontological and historical significance. Finally, we will …


Listing Of The 1966-1967 Sagp Content, Society For Ancient Greek Philosophy Jan 1966

Listing Of The 1966-1967 Sagp Content, Society For Ancient Greek Philosophy

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

Listing of Articles and Commentary.