02881nam 2200661 a 450 991045414600332120200520144314.01-281-99877-X97866119987760-19-156834-1(CKB)1000000000748388(EBL)430632(OCoLC)328138633(SSID)ssj0000178817(PQKBManifestationID)11167408(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000178817(PQKBWorkID)10222011(PQKB)10815585(SSID)ssj0000299615(PQKBManifestationID)12061556(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000299615(PQKBWorkID)10241302(PQKB)11633180(MiAaPQ)EBC430632(Au-PeEL)EBL430632(CaPaEBR)ebr10317768(EXLCZ)99100000000074838820091012d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrInference from signs[electronic resource] ancient debates about the nature of evidence /James AllenOxford Oxford University Press20081 online resource (292 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-955049-2 0-19-825094-0 Includes bibliographical references ([255]-264) and indexes.Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; Study I: Aristotle on Sign-inference and Related Forms of Argument; Study II: Rationalism, Empiricism, and Scepticism: Sextus Empiricus' Treatment of Sign-inference; Study III: The Stoics on Sign-inference and Demonstration; Study IV: Epicurean Sign-inference in Philodemus; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index Locorum; General IndexJames Allen presents an original and penetrating investigation of the notion of inference from signs, which played a central role in ancient philosophical and scientific method. Allen masters a broad range of ancient texts, discussing Aristotle, the Sceptics, the Stoics, and the Epicureans, to provide the first comprehensive treatment of his topic. - ;James Allen presents an original and penetrating investigation of the notion of inference from signs, which played a central role in ancient philosophical and scientific method. Inference from Signs examines an important chapter in ancient episteInferenceHistoryEvidenceHistoryLogic, AncientElectronic books.InferenceHistory.EvidenceHistory.Logic, Ancient.160Allen James V313413MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454146003321Inference from signs2073101UNINA