Theophrastus' Metaphysics and the theory of first being

Abstract

This work deals with Theophrastus’ work Metaphysics, («Τῶν Μετὰ τὰ Φυσικά», Greek) and more specifically with the notion of the first being, the first principle. The dominant form of skepticism in Theophrastus’ particular work has been of interest to contemporary research, as a great number of metaphysical issues are interestingly presented and analyzed through aporetic syllogisms.The method through which Theophrastus deals with the topics at hand, has lead contemporary research to assume that the work itself is either a mere representation of the questions it deliberates on, or a fragment of a greater work, an incomplete theory, or even a preface to a structured philosophical treatise. In any case, contemporary research evidently has excluded Metaphysics from the cannon of great works produced by ancient Greek philosophers.A meticulous study of the work reveals a number of questions which beg for answers on whether Theophrastus addresses the questions posed, on the philosopher’s actu ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/53283
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http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/53283
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53283
Alternative title
Τα Μετά τα Φυσικά του Θεοφράστου και η θεωρία του πρώτου όντος
Author
Plakoutsi, Christina (Father's name: Alexandros)
Date
2023
Degree Grantor
University of Ioannina
Committee members
Λιάτση Μαρία
Περυσινάκης Ιωάννης
Δημητρακόπουλος Ιωάννης
Ζωγράφου Αθανασία
Αλεξάκης Αλέξανδρος
Ράντης Κωνσταντίνος
Ράγκος Σπυρίδων
Discipline
Humanities and the ArtsPhilosophy, Ethics and Religion ➨ Philosophy
Keywords
Theophrastus of Eressos; Metaphysics; First principles; Questions; Reconstruction; Aristotles; Plato; Presocratics; Mathematics; Motion; Knowledge
Country
Greece
Language
Greek
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