Inference from signs [[electronic resource] ] : ancient debates about the nature of evidence / / James Allen

• Autore: Allen James V
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (292 p.)
• Disciplina: 160
• Soggetto topico: Inference - History; Evidence - History; Logic, Ancient
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references ([255]-264) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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. 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Inference from signs
• ISBN: 1-383-01398-5; 1-281-99877-X; 9786611998776; 0-19-156834-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910777752903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II