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Ancient Self-Refutation

The Logic and History of the Self-Refutation Argument from Democritus to Augustine [Paperback]

by Luca Castagnoli

    • Author

      Luca Castagnoli

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Cambridge University Press

    • Published

      March 2015

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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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      • Author

        Luca Castagnoli

      • Book Format

        Paperback

      • Publisher

        Cambridge University Press

      • Published

        March 2015

      • Weight

        554g

      • Page Count

        416

      • Dimensions

        153 x 229 x 22 mm

      • ISBN

        9781107470637

      • ISBN-10

        1107470633

      • Eden Code

        4314443

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      • Author/Creator: Luca Castagnoli

      • ISBN: 9781107470637

      • Publisher: Cambridge University Press

      • Release Date: March 2015

      • Weight: 554g

      • Dimensions: 153 x 229 x 22 mm

      • Eden Code: 4314443


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