Forms and Concepts
Download or Read eBook Forms and Concepts PDF written by Christoph Helmig and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2012-12-19 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Christoph Helmig |
| Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter |
| Total Pages | : 407 |
| Release | : 2012-12-19 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9783110267242 |
| ISBN-13 | : 3110267241 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (42 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Forms and Concepts by : Christoph Helmig
Book excerpt: Forms and Concepts is the first comprehensive study of the central role of concepts and concept acquisition in the Platonic tradition. It sets up a stimulating dialogue between Plato’s innatist approach and Aristotle’s much more empirical response. The primary aim is to analyze and assess the strategies with which Platonists responded to Aristotle’s (and Alexander of Aphrodisias’) rival theory. The monograph culminates in a careful reconstruction of the elaborate attempt undertaken by the Neoplatonist Proclus (6th century AD) to devise a systematic Platonic theory of concept acquisition.
