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The Ascent from Nominalism: Some Existence Arguments in Platos Middle Dialogues (Philosophical Studies Series, 37),Used
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divisibility in Physics VI. I had been assuming at that time that Aristotle's elimination of reference to the infinitely large in his account of the potential inf initelike the elimination of the infinitely small from nineteenth century accounts of limits and continuitygave us everything that was important in a theory of the infinite. Hilbert's paper showed me that this was not obviously so. Suddenly other certainties about Aristotle's (apparently) judicious toning down of (supposed) Platonic extremisms began to crumble. The upshot of work I had been doing earlier on Plato's 'Third Man Argument' began to look different from the way it had before. I was confronted with a possibility I had not till then so much as entertained. What if the more extreme posi tions of Plato on these issues were the more likely to be correct? The present work is the first instalment of the result ing reassessment of Plato's metaphysics, and especially of his theory of Forms. It has occupied much of my teaching and scholarly time over the past fifteen years and more. The central question wi th which I concern myself is, 'How does Plato argue for the existence of his Forms (if he does )7' The idea of making this the central question is that if we know how he argues for the existence of Forms, we may get a better sense of what they are.
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- Q: What is the main focus of 'The Ascent from Nominalism'? A: The book primarily reassesses Plato's metaphysics, particularly his theory of Forms, by exploring how Plato argues for their existence.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The author of 'The Ascent from Nominalism' is Terry Penner.
- Q: What is the publication date of this book? A: The book was published on February 28, 1987.
- Q: How many pages does this book contain? A: The book contains 480 pages.
- Q: What type of binding does this book have? A: This edition of the book is bound in hardcover.
- Q: Is this book a new or used copy? A: The book is listed as a new item.
- Q: In which category is this book classified? A: The book is classified under the category of Europe.
- Q: What are the key themes discussed in the book? A: Key themes include the existence of Forms, the critique of nominalism, and a re-evaluation of Platonic extremisms.
- Q: What condition is the book in? A: The book is in good condition as a used copy, though it is primarily sold as new.
- Q: What is the significance of Aristotle's views mentioned in the book? A: The book discusses Aristotle's views on the infinite and their implications for understanding Plato's metaphysics and theory of Forms.