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On Ideas

Index On Ideas

On Ideas (Greek: Περὶ Ἰδεῶν, Peri Ideōn) is a philosophical work which deals with the problem of universals with regards to Plato's Theory of Forms. [1]

9 relations: Alexander of Aphrodisias, Aristotle, Commentaria in Aristotelem Graeca, Gail Fine, Greek language, Metaphysics (Aristotle), Problem of universals, Theory of forms, Third man argument.

Alexander of Aphrodisias

Alexander of Aphrodisias (Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Ἀφροδισιεύς; fl. 200 AD) was a Peripatetic philosopher and the most celebrated of the Ancient Greek commentators on the writings of Aristotle.

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Aristotle

Aristotle (Ἀριστοτέλης Aristotélēs,; 384–322 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher and scientist born in the city of Stagira, Chalkidiki, in the north of Classical Greece.

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Commentaria in Aristotelem Graeca

Commentaria in Aristotelem Graeca (CAG) is the standard collection of extant ancient Greek commentaries on Aristotle.

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Gail Fine

Gail Fine is a professor of philosophy at Cornell University.

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Greek language

Greek (Modern Greek: ελληνικά, elliniká, "Greek", ελληνική γλώσσα, ellinikí glóssa, "Greek language") is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece and other parts of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea.

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Metaphysics (Aristotle)

Metaphysics (Greek: τὰ μετὰ τὰ φυσικά; Latin: Metaphysica) is one of the principal works of Aristotle and the first major work of the branch of philosophy with the same name.

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Problem of universals

In metaphysics, the problem of universals refers to the question of whether properties exist, and if so, what they are.

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Theory of forms

The theory of Forms or theory of Ideas is Plato's argument that non-physical (but substantial) forms (or ideas) represent the most accurate reality.

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Third man argument

The third man argument (commonly referred to as TMA; τρίτος ἄνθρωπος), first offered by Plato in his dialogue Parmenides (132a–b) wherein Parmenides (speaking to Socrates) uses the example of μέγεθος (mégethos; "greatness"), is a philosophical criticism of Plato's own theory of Forms.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Ideas

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