Plato's Essentialism
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Plato's Essentialism

Reinterpreting the Theory of Forms

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Plato's Essentialism

Reinterpreting the Theory of Forms

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In this book, Vasilis Politis argues that Plato's Forms are essences, not merely things that have an essence. Politis shows that understanding Plato's theory of Forms as a theory of essence presents a serious challenge to contemporary philosophers who regard essentialism as little more than an optional item on the philosophical menu. This approach, he suggests, also constitutes a sharp critique of those who view Aristotelian essentialism as the only sensible position: Plato's essentialism, Politis demonstrates, is a well-argued, rigorous, and coherent theory, and a viable competitor to that of Aristotle. This book will appeal to students and scholars with an interest in the intersection between philosophy and the history of philosophy.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2021
ISBN
9781108983358
Topic
Philosophy
Subtopic
Ancient & Classical Philosophy

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright information
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Introduction
  9. Chapter 1 Why cannot the ti esti question be answered by example and exemplar?: Hippias Major
  10. Chapter 2 Why cannot essences, or Forms, be perceived by the senses?: Hippias Major. Phaedo. Republic
  11. Chapter 3 Why are essences, or Forms, unitary, uniform and non-composite? Why are they changeless? Eternal? Are they logically independent of each other?: Phaedo and Republic
  12. Chapter 4 The relation between knowledge and enquiry in the Phaedo
  13. Chapter 5 Why are essences, or Forms, distinct from sense-perceptible things?: Phaedo 74 and Republic V. 478-479
  14. Chapter 6 Why are essences, or Forms, the basis of all causation and explanation?: Phaedo 95-105
  15. Chapter 7 What is the role of essences, or Forms, in judgements about sense-perceptible and physical things?: Republic VII. 523-525
  16. Chapter 8 Why does thinking of things require essences, or Forms?: Parmenides
  17. Chapter 9 Why are essences, or Forms, separate from physical things?: Also Timaeus and Philebus
  18. Chapter 10 What yokes together mind and world?: Phaedo 99-100 and Republic VI. 505-509
  19. Conclusion: Forms simply are essences, not things that have essences
  20. Bibliography
  21. General Index
  22. Index Locorum