Rationality in Greek Thought - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198250029 ISBN 13: 9780198250029

Publisher: Clarendon Press, 1999

Synopsis

This book, a collection of specially written essays by leading international scholars, reexamines ancient ideas of reason and rationality. The application of changing notions of rationality down the ages has led to consistent misinterpretation of standard ancient philosophical texts: the distinguished contributors here redress the balance, clarifying how the great thinkers of antiquity themselves conceived of rationality.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Rationality in Greek Thought, a collection of specially written essays by leading international scholars, re-examines ancient ideas of reason and rationality. Rationality in Greek Thought examines distinctive aspects of ancient conceptions of reason, sharpening awareness of the considerable conceptual change, and thus helping to remove a serious obstacle to a full understanding of ancient philosophical texts. At the same time, the essays stimulate a reassessment of our own ideas of reason and rationality, helping us set them in historical context and explore alternatives to them.

About the Author:

Michael Frede is at University of Oxford. Gisela Striker is at University of Cambridge.

About this edition

• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0198250029
• ISBN 13: 9780198250029
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 364
• Editor: Frede Michael