The sixteen essays written in honour of Jonathan Barnes for this volume reflect the impressive scope of his contributions to philosophy. Six are on knowledge, five on logic and metaphysics, five on ethics. The volume ranges widely over ancient philosophy, while also finding room for two contemporary papers on truth and vagueness. Aristotle is prominent in eight of the essays; Plato, Sextus Empiricus, the Stoics, the Epicureans, and ancient Greek medical writers are
also discussed. The contributors include some of the most distinguished scholars of our time.
Table of Contents:
List of Contributors Introduction Knowledge M. F. Burnyeat: Episteme R. J. Hankinson: Avant nous le déluge: Aristotle's Notion of Intellectual Grasp Katerina Ierodiakonou: The Notion of Enargeia in Hellenistic Philosophy Julia Annas: Ancient Scepticism and Ancient Religion Gail Fine: Concepts and inquiry: Sextus and the Epicureans Michael Frede: An Anti-Aristotelian Point of Method in Three Rationalist Doctors Logic and Metaphysics Gisela Striker: A Note on the Ontology of Aristotle Categories, ch. 2 David Charles: Some Remarks on Substance and Essence in Metaphysics Z. 6 Benjamin Morison: What Was Aristotle's Concept of Logical Form? Susanne Bobzien: If it's clear, then it's clear that it's clear, or is it? Higher-Order-Vagueness and the S4 Axiom Ian Rumfitt: Ramsey on Truth and Meaning Ethics and Politics Stephen Everson: Justice and Just Action in the Republic Anthony Kenny: Practical Truth in Aristotle Malcolm Schofield: Democratic Aristotle and the Democratization of Politics Richard Sorabji: Stoic Reservation in Wants and Expectations Miriam Griffin: The Politics of Virtue: Three Puzzles in De Officiis Bibliography of Jonathan Barnes's writings: Maddalena Bonelli Index locorum Index of names
