Essays on Plato and Aristotle [Paperback]

J.L. Ackrill's work on Plato and Aristotle has had a considerable influence upon ancient philosophical studies in the late twentieth century. This volume collects the best of Ackrill's essays on the two greatest philosophers of antiquity. With philosophical acuity and philological expertise he examines a wide range of texts and topics--from ethics and logic to epistemology and metaphysics--that continue to be in the focus of debate.

Anamnesisin thePhaedo: Remarks on 73c--75c
Language and Reality in Plato'sCratylus
Plato on False Belief:Theaetetus187--200
Sumploke Eidon
Plato and the Copula:Sophist251--259
In Defence of Platonic Division
Aristotle's Theory of Definition: Some Questions onPosterior Analytics
Change and Aristotle's Theological Arguement
Aristotle's Distinction betweenEnergeiaandKinesis
Aristotle's Definitions ofPsuche
Aristotle onEudaimonia
Aristotle on 'Good' and the Catagories
Aristotle on Action
An Aristotelian Argument about Virtue

These seminal papers remain required reading for those working in the field....The book serves as a fitting testimonial to the career of one who has had a key role in shaping the study of ancient philosophy as it is pursued today. --Bryn Mawr Classical Review