Language, Thought And Falsehood In Ancient Greek Philosophy (Routledge Library Editions: Philosophy Of Language) - 9781138686083

Dummett's defence ... -- ... and its Pyrrhic victory -- Verbs are true of objects -- Verbs are also false of objects -- Names have no such thing as 'being false of' -- Negation once more -- Sentences -- Parturiunt montes -- nascetur ridiculus mus -- 10 Aristotelian Optimism -- Our natural flair for the truth -- Aristotle's complacency about our senses -- Aristotle's theory of causation -- Perception is an immaterial effect -- Why perception is so reliable -- The Intellect -- Aristotle's method -- Notes -- Index

• | Author: Nicholas Denyer
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Aug 02, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 236 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1138686085
• | ISBN-13: 9781138686083