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This volume, the 36th year of published proceedings, contains five papers and four commentaries presented to the Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy during the academic year 2019–20. Paper topics: On Platonism, how Plato’s Cave preserves his political interest from Arendt’s critique, and how Plutarch’s Isis and Osiris uses a complex framing device to integrate Platonic metaphysics and politics. On Aristotle, that dialectic is a versatile techne for formal and informal discussion, and the role of practice to preserve the voluntary nature of character despite its grounding in upbringing. Finally, using Aristotle to argue for the legitimacy of anger against transhumanist efforts, echoing Stoic concerns against such emotions. The comments challenge or sustain the theses presented in the main papers.-

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Author:   Gary M. Gurtler, S.J. ,  Daniel Maher
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   36
Weight:   0.442kg
ISBN:  

9789004468771

ISBN 10:   9004468773
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   25 November 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Notes on Contributors Colloquium 1 Dialectic, Persuasion, and Science in Aristotle  Jamie Dow Dow Bibliography Colloquium 2 Saving the Appearances of Plato’s Cave  Adriel M. Trott Commentary on Trott  Thornton C. Lockwood Trott/Lockwood Bibliography Colloquium 3 Aristotle on the Voluntariness of Vice  Jay R. Elliott Commentary on Elliott  May Sim Elliott/Sim Bibliography Colloquium 4 Hermeneutical Platonism in Plutarch’s Isis and Osiris  Mark Shiffman Commentary on Shiffman  Sarah Byers Shiffman/Byers Bibliography Colloquium 5 Anger and Our Humanity: Transhumanists Stoke the Flames of an Ancient Conflict  Susan B. Levin Commentary on Levin  Corinne Gartner Levin/Gartner Bibliography Index of Names

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Gary M. Gurtler, S.J., is Professor of Philosophy at Boston College. He has published on ancient philosophy, including two books, most recently Ennead IV.4.30-45, IV.5, Translation and Commentary (2015), and co-edited Ancient and Medieval Concepts of Friendship (2014). Daniel P. Maher, PhD (1997, Boston College) is Professor of Philosophy at Assumption University. He has published on ancient philosophy and other topics in journals such as Review of Metaphysics, Logos, Interpretation, Hermathena, Society, and Proceedings of the ACPA.

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