Ancient Self-Refutation
The Logic and History of the Self-Refutation Argument from Democritus to Augustine
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Word Count
104,000 words, Guess
Page Count
416 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveancientselfrefut0000cast
- ISBN-100521896312
- ISBN-139780521896313
- OCLC Control Number535491117
- OCLC Control Number695670604
and 2 more
- Better World Books9780521896313
- Open LibraryOL27679356M
Classifications
- LCCB491.R44 C37 2010
Description
"A 'self-refutation argument' is any argument which aims at showing that (and how) a certain thesis is self-refuting. This is the first book-length treatment of ancient self-refutation and provides a unified account of what is distinctive in the ancient approach to the self-refutation argument, on the basis of close philological, logical and historical analysis of a variety of sources. It examines the logic, force, and prospects of this original style of argumentation within the context of ancient philosophical debates, dispelling various misconceptions concerning its nature and purpose and elucidating some important differences which exist both within the ancient approach to self-refutation and between that approach, as a whole, and some modern counterparts of it. In providing a comprehensive account of ancient self-refutation, the book advances our understanding of influential and debated texts and arguments from philosophers like Democritus, Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, the Stoics, the Academic sceptics, the Pyrrhonists and Augustine"--
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- Ancient Self-Refutation: The Logic and History of the Self-Refutation Argument from Democritus to Augustine
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