Charles H Kahn

Essays on Being

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Produktbeschreibung

In this series of essays published over forty years Charles Kahn explicates the ancient Greek concept of Being. His linguistic aim of explaining the meaning of the verb einai is intertwined with his historical and philosophical project of understanding how the concept came to be central to Greek philosophy from Parmenides to Aristotle.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 149mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 414g
• ISBN-13: 9780199534807
• ISBN-10: 0199534802
• Artikelnr.: 25404917

Autorenporträt

Charles H. Kahn is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania.

Inhaltsangabe

* Introduction
* 1: The Greek verb 'to be' and the concept of Being
* 2: The terminology for copula and existence
* 3: Why existence does not emerge as a distinct concept in Greek
philosophy
* 4: Some philosophical uses of 'to be' in Plato
* 5: A return to the verb 'to be' and the concept of Being
* 6: The thesis of Parmenides
* 7: Being in Parmenides and Plato
* 8: Parmenides and Plato once more
* Postscript on Parmenides: Parmenides and physics. The direction of
the chariot ride in the proem. The epistemic preference for Fire.