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The Stoic Theory of Sign and Proof - Couverture rigide

Ruge, Fabian

 
9783796545559: The Stoic Theory of Sign and Proof
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 3796545556 ISBN 13 : 9783796545559
Editeur : Schwabe Verlagsgruppe AG, 2022

Synopsis

The theory of sign and proof is an essential component of Stoic epistemology. This book examines the fragmentary evidence from Sextus Empiricus and sheds light on the two aspects that characterise signs and proofs: the logical relation that holds between a sign and that which it signifies and an additional epistemic relation that is called revelation. All signs feature in conditionals that are true in virtue of the strong modal account of conditionals that the Stoics developed. This modal account is one aspect that makes it possible to gain certain knowledge of that which is signified. But signs and proofs must also reveal that which they signify to produce knowledge. This requirement is fulfilled when an inference proceeds from premises that are justified through knowledge of the causal relation in virtue of which the premises are true.

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À propos de l'auteur

Fabian Ruge studied philosophy and Latin in Halle and Berlin and completed his doctorate in ancient philosophy in 2021 in Munich. He holds a position as research associate at Ruhr University Bochum.

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Éditeur
Schwabe Verlagsgruppe AG
Date d'édition
2022
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3796545556
ISBN 13 
9783796545559
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
166
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Personne responsable
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