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The Socratic Fallacy In The Early Dialogues, Priscilla Sakezles

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

In ‘Plato’s Euthyphro: An Analysis and Commentary’ (33), Peter Geach attributes two assumptions to Socrates which he calls the ‘Socratic Fallacy’ since its locus classicus is the early Socratic dialogues:

(A) if you know you are correctly predicating a given term ‘T,’ you must ‘know what it is to be T’ in the sense of being able to give a general criterion for a thing’s being T;

(B) it is no use to try and arrive at the meaning of‘T’ by giving examples of things that are T.

Geach claims that (B) follows from (A) because assuming (A) is true, …

Ḥadashot Arkheologiyot חדשות ארכיאולוגיות 110, Israel Antiquities Authority

Hadashot Arkheologiyot–Excavations and Surveys in Israel (Bilingual Series)

Tel Dan – 1998, 48/98, Avraham Biran [1] Ha-Gosherim, 2509, 2717, Nimrod Getzov [2] Tel Ḥaẓor – 1998, 1/98, Amnon Ben-Tor [4] Naḥal Yeḥi‘am, 2671, Nimrod Getzov [6] Kefar Veradim, 2362, Nimrod Getzov [7] Parod, 142/97, Oren Tal, Yigal Tepper, Yotam Tepper and Alexander Fantalkin [7] Hayonim Cave, 46/97, Ofer Bar-Yosef [11] Kafr el-Makr, 55/95, Arthur Segal [11] ‘Akko (Acre), the Eastern Moat, *2421, Eliezer Stern [12] ‘Akko, Derekh Ha-Nof C, 2439, 2734, Howard Smithline and Eliezer Stern [15] Old ‘Akko, the Fortress, 12/97, Eliezer Stern [16] Qiryat Ata …

The ‘Digression’ In Plato’S Theaetetus: A New Interpretation, David Levy

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

In this paper I argue that the “digression” (Tht. 172D-177C) plays a central role in Plato’s overall critique of Protagoras’s measure doctrine. Properly understood, the digression itself constitutes an argument against accepting a particular interpretation of the measure doctrine. This argument is based upon the unacceptable moral and political consequences that result from an institutional validation of extreme conventionalism. Commentators, such as Robin Waterfield and Gilbert Ryle, who dismiss this passage as pointless, and translators, such as Gwynneth Matthews, who omit the passage entirely, fail to draw the important connections among the measure doctrine, the Athenian legal system …

The Transformation Of The Investigation Of F In Plato's Dramas Of Definition, David Wolfsdorf

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

In this paper I consider which formal characteristics, if any, occur in the investigations. In addition, I am interested in whether there is a transformation of formal characteristics among the dramas of definition.

Methodologically, the paper focuses on what I call the surface claims and arguments of the text. By that I mean the explicit claims and arguments Socrates and his interlocutors make about the identity of F. This aspect of the texts is distinguished from their literary or dramatic aspects as well as any indirect claims and arguments about F, however these might occur. The neglect of the literary …

"Active" And "Passive" Heroics In The Odyssey, Erwin F. Cook

Classical Studies Faculty Research

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Sagp Newsletter 1999-2000.2 November, Anthony Preus

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

Announcement of the SAGP panels with the Eastern Division of the American Philosophical Association in Boston, December 28, 1999, and with the American Philological Association in Dallas, December 28, 1999.

Review Of "Law And Family In Late Antiquity: The Emperor Constantine's Marriage Legislation" By J. Evans Grubbs, William Turpin

Classics Faculty Works

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Review Of Regional Schools In Hellenistic Sculpture: Proceedings Of An International Conference Held At The American School Of Classical Studies At Athens, March 15-17, 1996, Edited By Olga Palagia And William Coulson, Brunilde S. Ridgway

Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology Faculty Research and Scholarship

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The Validity Of Selected Draw-A-Person Test Classifying Criteria Among Homosexual And Non Homosexual Males, Joel Von Ornsteiner

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The purpose of this study was to explore the validity of Machover's (1949) interpretation that attention to both the hips and buttocks drawn by male subjects in their first male Draw-A-Person Test (DAP) or the drawing of a female figure first are significant indicators of male homosexuality. The hypothesis was that the frequency of these homosexual indicators among non-instituted homosexuals would be significantly higher (P = < .05) than the male heterosexual group. One hundred homosexual and 100 heterosexual males were selected from groups of volunteers from two universities, one bookstore and a community center in the New York City area. The subjects were administered a DAP test in booklet format and a questionnaire. The drawings were classified for homosexual indicators blindly and independently by three judges who were trained in the use of the Machover interpretation of the DAP. Chi square analyses were calculated for the frequency of hips and buttocks and for the drawing of a female figure first and no significant differences between the self identified homosexual and heterosexual male groups in the expected direction were found. It was concluded that the lack of any significant difference between the scores of the homosexual and heterosexual males in this study casts considerable doubt on the validity of the male homosexual interpretations explored. Speculations were made concerning the widely discrepant results from past studies and this investigation. The majority of the past research had been conducted within institutional settings and there have been cultural changes over the last fifty years in both psychology and society's tolerance for the male homosexual. Unlike any previous DAP study, one-hundred urban homosexual and one-hundred heterosexual males were randomly selected. This researcher cautions that the DAP test should be interpreted with other available information, and results based on its independent use are viewed with much skepticism. Implications for future research were discussed.

Sagp Newsletter 1999-2000.1 July, Anthony Preus

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

Announcement of the program for the 1999 SAGP/SSIPS conference in Binghamton, October 22, 23, 24, 1999.

The Cypro-Minoan Corpus Project Wins Best Of Show Award, J. S. Smith, Nicolle E. Hirschfeld

Classical Studies Faculty Research

The tum of the millennium also marks a century of study of the undeciphered Late Bronze Age script of Cyprus, Cypro-Minoan. In 1909, Sir Arthur Evans labeled it "Cypro-Minoan" based on its visual similarity to the linear scripts he found at Knossos on Crete. We began to discuss the need for a detailed corpus of Cypro-Minoan a decade ago when we both attended a seminar on ancient Cypriot writing conducted by Thomas G. Palaima of the Program in Aegean Scripts and Prehistory (PASP) at the University of Texas at Austin. We went on separately to pursue specific problems in the …

The Cypro-Minoan Corpus Project Takes An Archaeological Approach, J. S. Smith, Nicolle E. Hirschfeld

Classical Studies Faculty Research

It has now been more than a century since the first studies of a still undeciphered script, one used both on Cyprus and in Syria between 1550 and 1050 BCE, began to appear. Based upon visual similarity to the linear scripts he found at Knossos on Crete, Sir Arthur Evans, who had been writing about the inscriptions since 1895, coined the name Cypro-Minoan for them (1909: 69). Since that time a host of international scholars have attempted to unravel the meanings of the inscriptions. Our effort, one begun in 1996 and titled The Cypro-Minoan Corpus Project, builds on that …

[Review Of] Karen R. Dixon And Pat Southern, The Roman Cavalry From The First To The Third Century Ad, London And New York: Routledge, Paperback Edition, 1997. 256 Pp. And Lawrence Keppie, The Making Of The Roman Army From Republic To Empire, London And New York: Routledge, Paperback Edition, 1998. 259 Pp., Jonathan Roth

Faculty Publications, History

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Is There A Focal Meaning Of Being In Aristotle?, Jiyuan Yu

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

At the beginning of Metaphysics Γ Aristotle claims that there is a science which is concerned with being qua being. 'Being’ is said in many senses. Different beings are not said to be purely homonymous, but rather to be “related to one thing (πρόσ ἕν)”(1003a33- 4). G.E.L Owen translates this ττρός ἕν formula as "focal meaning", and in his paraphrase, it means that all the “senses [of ‘being’] have one focus, one common element”, or “a central sense”, so that “all its senses can be explained in terms of substance and of the sense of ‘being’ that is appropriate to …

Animal Perception In Early Stoicism: A Response To Richard Sorabji, Scott Rubarth

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

The Stoics cannot deny that animals perceive things in relation to each other things (e.g. the scent coming from that direction). The dog must minimally connect the scent a direct if we are to explain the animal following an animal's trail. And it is also true that if the animal is to act on a stimulus it must connect the stimulus with a desire or experience. The dog must connect the scent with its desire or hunger. However, I do not agree that the animal must believe that the scent is coming from a given direction or even believe that …

Two Sisters In The Spirit: Matthew Dowling On Hans Urs Von Balthasar, Matthew J. Dowling

Providence: Studies in Western Civilization

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Song Of The Cicada: Starting Points For A Conversation About Composition As Participation, Thomas D’Evelyn

Providence: Studies in Western Civilization

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Providence: Studies In Western Civilization Spring 1999, Providence College

Providence: Studies in Western Civilization

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Frontmatter, Providence College

Providence: Studies in Western Civilization

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Torquato Tasso’S Gerusalemme Liberata: Selections From A New Translation, Anthony Esolen

Providence: Studies in Western Civilization

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Homer’S Civilization, Bert Hornback

Providence: Studies in Western Civilization

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The Courage Of Truth And The Confidence Of Faith: Thomas Aquinas In The Context Of The Encyclical Fides Et Ratio, Zachary Hayes, Ofm

Providence: Studies in Western Civilization

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Opened Ground And Seamus Heaney: Edward Mccrorie On Seamus Heaney And On Helen Vendler, Edward Mccrorie

Providence: Studies in Western Civilization

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Harmful Eloquence: Nina Coppolino On M. L. Stapleton, Nina C. Coppolino

Providence: Studies in Western Civilization

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Commerce With The Classics: Anthony Esolen On Anthony Grafton, Anthony Esolen

Providence: Studies in Western Civilization

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Chaucerian Polity: Joseph Grossi On David Wallace, Joseph Grossi

Providence: Studies in Western Civilization

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Caravaggio: A Passionate Life: Joan Branham On Desmond Seward, Joan R. Branham

Providence: Studies in Western Civilization

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The Book Of Saints: John Langlois, O.P. On Lesley Whiteside, John Langlois, O.P.

Providence: Studies in Western Civilization

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Social Ethics: Andrew Payne On Jenny Teichman, Andrew Payne

Providence: Studies in Western Civilization

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Official Secrets: Richard Grace On Richard Breitman, Richard J. Grace

Providence: Studies in Western Civilization

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