LEADER 02877nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910777752903321 005 20230721021210.0 010 $a1-383-01398-5 010 $a1-281-99877-X 010 $a9786611998776 010 $a0-19-156834-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000748388 035 $a(EBL)430632 035 $a(OCoLC)328138633 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000178817 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11167408 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000178817 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10222011 035 $a(PQKB)10815585 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000299615 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12061556 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000299615 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10241302 035 $a(PQKB)11633180 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL430632 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10317768 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC430632 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000748388 100 $a20091012d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aInference from signs$b[electronic resource] $eancient debates about the nature of evidence /$fJames Allen 210 $aOxford $cOxford University Press$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (292 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-955049-2 311 $a0-19-825094-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references ([255]-264) and indexes. 327 $aContents; 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 Index 330 $aJames 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 episte 606 $aInference$xHistory 606 $aEvidence$xHistory 606 $aLogic, Ancient 615 0$aInference$xHistory. 615 0$aEvidence$xHistory. 615 0$aLogic, Ancient. 676 $a160 700 $aAllen$b James V$0313413 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910777752903321 996 $aInference from signs$93863079 997 $aUNINA