03089nam 2200649 450 991046468810332120200903223051.090-04-26576-710.1163/9789004265769(CKB)3710000000090329(EBL)1640970(SSID)ssj0001107371(PQKBManifestationID)11641878(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001107371(PQKBWorkID)11081733(PQKB)11252007(MiAaPQ)EBC1640970(nllekb)BRILL9789004265769(PPN)178900613(Au-PeEL)EBL1640970(CaPaEBR)ebr10841069(CaONFJC)MIL577698(OCoLC)871225485(EXLCZ)99371000000009032920140314h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThinking being introduction to metaphysics in the classical tradition /by Eric D. PerlLeiden, [The Netherlands] :Brill,2014.©20141 online resource (228 p.)Ancient Mediterranean and medieval texts and contexts,1871-188X ;Volume 17Description based upon print version of record.90-04-26420-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Matter /Eric D. Perl -- Introduction /Eric D. Perl -- Parmenides /Eric D. Perl -- Plato /Eric D. Perl -- Aristotle /Eric D. Perl -- Plotinus /Eric D. Perl -- Thomas Aquinas /Eric D. Perl -- Bibliography /Eric D. Perl -- Indexes /Eric D. Perl.In Thinking Being , Eric Perl articulates central ideas and arguments regarding the nature of reality in Parmenides, Plato, Aristotle, Plotinus, and Aquinas. He shows that, throughout this tradition, these ideas proceed from and return to the indissoluble togetherness of thought and being, first clearly expressed by Parmenides. The emphasis throughout is on continuity rather than opposition: Aristotle appears as a follower of Plato in identifying being as intelligible form, and Aquinas as a follower of Plotinus in locating the first principle “beyond being”. Hence Neoplatonism, itself a coherent development of Platonic thought, comes to be seen as the mainstream of classical philosophy. Perl’s book thus contributes to a revisionist understanding of the fundamental outlines of the western tradition in metaphysics.Ancient Mediterranean and medieval texts and contexts ;v. 17.MetaphysicsHistoryTo 1500Philosophy, AncientPhilosophy, MedievalElectronic books.MetaphysicsHistoryPhilosophy, Ancient.Philosophy, Medieval.110.9Perl Eric David994446MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464688103321Thinking being2277362UNINA