Book contents
- The Aporetic Tradition in Ancient Philosophy
- The Aporetic Tradition in Ancient Philosophy
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Contradiction and Aporia in Early Greek Philosophy
- Chapter 2 Socrates and the Benefits of Puzzlement
- Chapter 3 Aporia and Sceptical Argument in Plato’s Early Dialogues
- Chapter 4 Aporia in Plato’s Parmenides
- Chapter 5 Aporia in Plato’s Theaetetus and Sophist
- Chapter 6 Aporia and Dialectical Method in Aristotle
- Chapter 7 Aporia in Aristotle’s Metaphysics Beta
- Chapter 8 Uses of Aporiai in Aristotle’s Generation of Animals
- Chapter 9 Aporia and the New Academy
- Chapter 10 Aporetic Elements in Plutarch’s Philosophy
- Chapter 11 Aporia and Enquiry in Ancient Pyrrhonism
- Chapter 12 Aporia and Exegesis
- Chapter 13 The Aporetic Character of Plotinus’ Philosophy
- Chapter 14 Aporia and the Limits of Reason and of Language in Damascius
- Bibliography
- Index Locorum
- Subject Index
Chapter 2 - Socrates and the Benefits of Puzzlement
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 December 2017
- The Aporetic Tradition in Ancient Philosophy
- The Aporetic Tradition in Ancient Philosophy
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Contradiction and Aporia in Early Greek Philosophy
- Chapter 2 Socrates and the Benefits of Puzzlement
- Chapter 3 Aporia and Sceptical Argument in Plato’s Early Dialogues
- Chapter 4 Aporia in Plato’s Parmenides
- Chapter 5 Aporia in Plato’s Theaetetus and Sophist
- Chapter 6 Aporia and Dialectical Method in Aristotle
- Chapter 7 Aporia in Aristotle’s Metaphysics Beta
- Chapter 8 Uses of Aporiai in Aristotle’s Generation of Animals
- Chapter 9 Aporia and the New Academy
- Chapter 10 Aporetic Elements in Plutarch’s Philosophy
- Chapter 11 Aporia and Enquiry in Ancient Pyrrhonism
- Chapter 12 Aporia and Exegesis
- Chapter 13 The Aporetic Character of Plotinus’ Philosophy
- Chapter 14 Aporia and the Limits of Reason and of Language in Damascius
- Bibliography
- Index Locorum
- Subject Index
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- The Aporetic Tradition in Ancient Philosophy , pp. 29 - 47Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2017
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