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Essays on Aristotle's Dialectic
From Puzzles to Principles?
Essays on Aristotle's Dialectic
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Scholars of classical philosophy have long disputed whether Aristotle was a dialectical thinker. Most agree that Aristotle contrasts dialectical reasoning with demonstrative reasoning, where the former reasons from generally accepted opinions and the latter reasons from the true and primary. Starting with a grasp on truth, demonstration never relinquishes it. Starting with opinion, how could dialectical reasoning ever reach truth, much less the truth about first principles? Is dialectic then an exercise that reiterates the prejudices of one's times and at best allows one to persuade others by appealing to these prejudices, or is it the royal road to first principles and philosophical wisdom?
In From Puzzles to Principles? May Sim gathers experts to argue both these positions and offer a variety of interpretive possibilities. The contributors' thoughtful reflections on the nature and limits of dialectic should play a crucial role in Aristotelian scholarship.
Table of Contents
chapter 2 The Diodorean Modalites and the Master Argument
chapter 3 Dialectic and Method in Aristotle
chapter 4 The Epistemological Basis of Aristotelian Dialectic
chapter 5 Choosing the Good in Aristotle's Topics
chapter 6 The Normalization of Perplexity in Aristotle
chapter 7 Dialectic, Contradiction, and Paraconsistency in Aristotle
chapter 8 Perception and Dialectic in Aristotle's De Anima
chapter 9 Aristotle's Discovery of First Principles
chapter 10 Dialectical Communities: From One to the Many and Back
chapter 11 Poetry, History, and Dialectic
Product details
| Published | 13 Oct 1999 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 288 |
| ISBN | 9780739100295 |
| Imprint | Lexington Books |
| Dimensions | 229 x 150 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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