Ugo Zilioli

Eliminativism in Ancient Philosophy (eBook, PDF)

Greek and Buddhist Philosophers on Material Objects

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

A comparative investigation in the metaphysics of material objects in ancient philosophy, this book provides radically new insights into key themes and areas of ancient thought by drawing on Greek and Buddhist philosophies.
Ugo Zilioli explicates the neglected tradition of philosophers who in different ways made material objects either redundant or ontologically dispensable in the ancient world. Chapters cover concepts such as nihilism, indeterminacy, solipsism and tropes, demonstrating how the philosophy of major thinkers Protagoras, Vasubandhu, Gorgias, Nagarjuna, Pyrrho, and the Cyrenaics advance our understanding of eliminativism.
Zilioli's historical and philosophical reconstruction challenges traditional readings of key moments and figures in the history of thought, both Eastern and Western, as well as providing conceptual tools that are of interest not only to historians of philosophy but also to contemporary metaphysicians.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Januar 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781350105171
• Artikelnr.: 69358804

Autorenporträt

Ugo Zilioli is Leverhulme Researcher at the Faculty of Theology and Religion at the University of Oxford and Associate Member of Lady Margaret Hall, UK. His main publications include: Protagoras and the Challenge of Relativism (Ashgate 2006; reprinted for Routledge 2016), The Cyrenaics (Acumen 2012; reprinted for Routledge 2014) and as editor, From the Socratics to the Socratic schools (Routledge 2015).