From Puzzles to Principles? - Essays on Aristotle's Dialectic (Paperback)

Scholars of classical philosophy have long disputed whether Aristotle was a dialectical thinker. Most agree that Aristotle contrasts dialectical reasoning with demonstrative reasoning, where the former reasons from generally accepted opinions and the latter reasons from the true and primary. Starting with a grasp on truth, demonstration never relinquishes it. Starting with opinion, how could dialectical reasoning ever reach truth, much less the truth about first principles? Is dialectic then an exercise that reiterates the prejudices of one's times and at best allows one to persuade others by appealing to these prejudices, or is it the royal road to first principles and philosophical wisdom? In From Puzzles to Principles? May Sim gathers experts to argue both these positions and offer a variety of interpretive possibilities. The contributors' thoughtful reflections on the nature and limits of dialectic should play a crucial role in Aristotelian scholarship.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 1999
First published:	October 1999
Editors:	May Sim
Contributors:	Allan Back • Robert Bolton • J D G Evans • Michael Ferejohn • Eugene Garver • Lenn E. Goodman • Edward Halper • Martha Husain • Gareth Matthews
Dimensions:	229 x 150 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-0-7391-0029-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General
LSN:	0-7391-0029-7
Barcode:	9780739100295

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