Parmenides and presocratic philosophy /

John Palmer develops and defends a modal interpretation of Parmenides, according to which he was the first philosopher to distinguish in a rigorous manner the fundamental modalities of necessary being, necessary non-being or impossibility, and non-necessary or contingent being. This book accordingly...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Palmer, John Anderson
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Zusammenfassung:
John Palmer develops and defends a modal interpretation of Parmenides, according to which he was the first philosopher to distinguish in a rigorous manner the fundamental modalities of necessary being, necessary non-being or impossibility, and non-necessary or contingent being. This book accordingly reconsiders his place in the historical development of Presocratic philosophy in light of this new interpretation. Careful treatment of Parmenides' specification of the ways of inquiry that define his metaphysical and epistemological outlook paves the way for detailed analyses of his arguments demon
Umfang:
1 online resource (xii, 428 pages) : illustrations
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-160999-4
0-19-966469-2
1-282-38343-4
9786612383434
0-19-157189-X
Schlagworte:
Parmenides.
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