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Ancient Self-Refutation - The Logic and History of the Self-Refutation Argument from Democritus to Augustine (Hardcover) Loot Price: R3,129
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Ancient Self-Refutation - The Logic and History of the Self-Refutation Argument from Democritus to Augustine (Hardcover): Luca...

Ancient Self-Refutation - The Logic and History of the Self-Refutation Argument from Democritus to Augustine (Hardcover)

Luca Castagnoli

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A 'self-refutation argument' is any argument which aims at showing that (and how) a certain thesis is self-refuting. This study was the first book-length treatment of ancient self-refutation and provides a unified account of what is distinctive in the ancient approach to the self-refutation argument, on the basis of close philological, logical and historical analysis of a variety of sources. It examines the logic, force and prospects of this original style of argumentation within the context of ancient philosophical debates, dispelling various misconceptions concerning its nature and purpose and elucidating some important differences which exist both within the ancient approach to self-refutation and between that approach, as a whole, and some modern counterparts of it. In providing a comprehensive account of ancient self-refutation, the book advances our understanding of influential and debated texts and arguments from philosophers like Democritus, Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, the Stoics, the Academic sceptics, the Pyrrhonists and Augustine.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: September 2010
First published: November 2010
Authors: Luca Castagnoli (Lecturer in Ancient Philosophy)
Dimensions: 235 x 158 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 416
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-89631-3
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Logic
Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General
Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Logic
Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General
LSN: 0-521-89631-2
Barcode: 9780521896313

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