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Author:   Thomas Kjeller Johansen (Universitetet i Oslo)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.80cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.631kg
ISBN:  

9781108485845

ISBN 10:   1108485847
Pages:   348
Publication Date:   04 February 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. Protagoras on Political Technê Edward Hussey; 2. Dynamic Modalities and Teleological Agency: Plato and Aristotle on Skill and Ability Tamer Nawar; 3. Technê as a Model for Virtue in Plato Rachel Barney; 4. Crafting the Cosmos: Plato on the Limitations of Divine Craftsmanship Thomas Kjeller Johansen; 5. Aristotle on Productive Understanding and Completeness Ursula Coope; 6. Technê and Empeiria: Aristotle on Practical Knowledge Robert Bolton; 7. The Stoics on Technê and the Technai Voula Tsouna; 8. The Epicureans on Technê and the Technai Voula Tsouna; 9. The Sceptic's Art: Varieties of Expertise in Sextus Empiricus Stefan Sienkiewicz; 10. Plotinus on the Arts Eyjólfur Kjalar Emilsson; 11. Productive Knowledge in Proclus Jan Opsomer.

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'The book is well produced … Johansen has skillfully assembled a rich collection of papers that can be read with benefit not only in its parts but also as a whole.' James L. Zainaldin, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

'The book is well produced ... Johansen has skillfully assembled a rich collection of papers that can be read with benefit not only in its parts but also as a whole.' James L. Zainaldin, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Author Information

Thomas Kjeller Johansen is a Professor of Philosophy in the Institute of Philosophy, Classics, History of Ideas and Art at the University of Oslo. He was previously a Professor of Ancient Philosophy at the University of Oxford and Tutorial Fellow at Brasenose College. He is the author of Aristotle on the Sense-Organs (Cambridge, 1997), Plato's Natural Philosophy (Cambridge, 2004) and The Powers of Aristotle's Soul (2012).

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