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Beschreibung
A comparative investigation in the metaphysics of material objects in ancient philosophy, this book provides radically new insights into key themes and areas of ancient thought by drawing on Greek and Buddhist philosophies.
Ugo Zilioli explicates the neglected tradition of philosophers who in different ways made material objects either redundant or ontologically dispensable in the ancient world. Chapters cover concepts such as nihilism, indeterminacy, solipsism and tropes, demonstrating how the philosophy of major thinkers Protagoras, Vasubandhu, Gorgias, Nagarjuna, Pyrrho, and the Cyrenaics advance our understanding of eliminativism.
Zilioli's historical and philosophical reconstruction challenges traditional readings of key moments and figures in the history of thought, both Eastern and Western, as well as providing conceptual tools that are of interest not only to historians of philosophy but also to contemporary metaphysicians.
A comparative investigation in the metaphysics of material objects in ancient philosophy, this book provides radically new insights into key themes and areas of ancient thought by drawing on Greek and Buddhist philosophies.
Ugo Zilioli explicates the neglected tradition of philosophers who in different ways made material objects either redundant or ontologically dispensable in the ancient world. Chapters cover concepts such as nihilism, indeterminacy, solipsism and tropes, demonstrating how the philosophy of major thinkers Protagoras, Vasubandhu, Gorgias, Nagarjuna, Pyrrho, and the Cyrenaics advance our understanding of eliminativism.
Zilioli's historical and philosophical reconstruction challenges traditional readings of key moments and figures in the history of thought, both Eastern and Western, as well as providing conceptual tools that are of interest not only to historians of philosophy but also to contemporary metaphysicians.
Über den Autor
Ugo Zilioliis Honorary Fellow at Durham University, UK and co-founder of The Well-Pheal Foundation. His main publications include: Protagoras and the Challenge of Relativism (Ashgate 2006; reprinted for Routledge 2016), The Cyrenaics (Acumen 2012; reprinted for Routledge 2014) and as editor, From the Socratics to the Socratic schools (Routledge 2015).
Zusammenfassung
Draws on leading ancient philosophers including Epicurus, Protagoras, Pyrrho and Plato
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface and Acknowledgements

Introduction: Nothing For Us?
1. Protagoras' Secret Doctrine: An Exercise in Ancient Eliminativism
2. Twins and Dharmas. Protagoras and Vasubandhu on a Two-Tier Ontology of Tropes
3. Gorgias and Nagarjuna on Nihilism
4. On Things. The Origin and Genealogy of Pyrrho's Metaphysics
5. The Cyrenaics on Elusive Objects
6. The Cyrenaics on Solipsism and Privacy
Conclusion: Eliminativism, Indeterminacy and Nihilism Between East and West

Notes
References
Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Importe, Philosophie
Jahrhundert: Antike
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Buch
ISBN-13: 9781350105164
ISBN-10: 1350105163
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Zilioli, Ugo
Hersteller: Bloomsbury 3PL
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 240 x 161 x 14 mm
Von/Mit: Ugo Zilioli
Erscheinungsdatum: 22.02.2024
Gewicht: 0,435 kg
Artikel-ID: 127018856

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