Helmig, Christoph
Forms and Concepts
Concept Formation in the Platonic Tradition
Series:Commentaria in Aristotelem Graeca et Byzantina 5
Aims and Scope
Forms and Concepts is the first comprehensive study of the central role of concepts and concept acquisition in the Platonic tradition. It sets up a stimulating dialogue between Plato’s innatist approach and Aristotle’s much more empirical response. The primary aim is to analyze and assess the strategies with which Platonists responded to Aristotle’s (and Alexander of Aphrodisias’) rival theory. The monograph culminates in a careful reconstruction of the elaborate attempt undertaken by the Neoplatonist Proclus (6th century AD) to devise a systematic Platonic theory of concept acquisition.
Supplementary Information
- 24 x 17 cm
- xii, 395 pages
- Language:
- English
- Type of Publication:
- Monograph
- Keywords:
- Plato; Aristoteles; Neo-Platonism; Concept Acquisition
"It is books like this one that are, in my opinion, revitalizing the study of the major works of the canon of ancient philosophy."
Lloyd Gerson in: BMCR 2013.05.19