Rationalism in Greek Philosophy

Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-1-4214-3569-5
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press

Buch, Englisch, 506 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 817 g

Originally published in 1961. Greek philosophers were concerned with the distinction between appearance and reality, and all the differences in their philosophic systems were ultimately predicated on their different views of this distinction. The history of Greek rationalism is, then, a study of the changing basis of Greek philosophy. George Boas provides a historical account of rationalism in classical philosophy. He focuses on four central topics: the distinction between appearance and reality, the method used to establish the distinction, the appraisal of life made by the philosophers studied, and their ethical theories.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Boas, George

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Allgemeines, Methoden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Chapter 1. The Beginnings
Chapter 2. Rationalism in Athens
Chapter 3. The Rationalism of Plato
Chapter 4. Aristotle
Chapter 5. The First Break in the System
Chapter 6. Reason vs. Reason
Chapter 7. The Acceptance of Authority
Chapter 8. The Evidence of Revelation
Chapter 9. The Fonal Capitulation
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Boas, George
Born in 1891 in Providence, Rhode Island, George Boas taught for many years at Johns Hopkins and was editor of the Journal of the History of Ideas from 1945 until his death in 1980. He authored 24 books, including The Major Traditions of English Philosophy, The Greek Tradition: A Symposium, Rationalism in Greek Philosophy, The Limits of Reason, and The History of Ideas: An Introduction.

George Boas (1891–1980) was a professor of philosophy at Johns Hopkins University.