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Cause and Explanation in Ancient Philosophy
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Cause and Explanation in Ancient Philosophy
Publisher
Routledge
Date Issued
2023-01-01
Author(s)
Ross, Alberto
Instituto de Humanidades - CampCM
Vázquez, Daniel
Type
Resource Types::text::book
DOI
10.4324/9781003306450
URL
https://scripta.up.edu.mx/handle/123456789/10403
Abstract
This volume offers an updated analysis of the use, meaning, and scope of the classical notion of aitia. It clarifies philosophical and philological questions about aitia and offers bold and innovative interpretations of this key concept of ancient philosophy. The numerous meanings and nuances of aitia remain difficult to grasp. Ancient philosophers use aitia to explain the existence and activity of substances, bodies, souls, or gods. Paradoxically, its own definition remains difficult to establish. This book reconstructs some of the most important uses, variants, and scopes of the term aitia within different philosophical perspectives in antiquity, including early Greek philosophy, Plato, Aristotle, Stoicism, and Islamic philosophy. The chapters analyze metaphysical aspects, epistemological issues, and logical implications of aitia. They engage with the most relevant critical literature generated in several modern languages. In doing so, they offer an inclusive and overarching re-evaluation of our assumptions about causation and explanation in ancient philosophy. Cause and Explanation in Ancient Philosophy will be of interest to scholars and advanced students working on Pre-Socratic philosophy, Plato, Aristotle, Hellenistic philosophy, late antiquity, and medieval philosophy. ©Routledge.
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Ancient Philosophy
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Ross, A., & Vázquez, D. (Eds.). (2023). Cause and Explanation in Ancient Philosophy (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003306450
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