Proceedings of the Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy , Volume XXI (2005) (Proceedings of the Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy)

With one exception, this volume contains papers and commentaries originally presented to the Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy during the 2004-5 academic year. Of the seven colloquia that make up this volume, two deal with Plato while the rest are dedicated to Aristotle. The topics on Plato are almost exclusively political: (1) a reading of the Republic that places it within the genre of writings ‘On the Politeia, and (2) a discussion of the role of preambles in Plato’s Laws. There is a wider range of topics on Aristotle, ranging from his views on the relationship between external goods and happiness, through his account of phantasia, and all the way to his theory of metaphor. In relation to Aristotle also, one colloquium provides a detailed analysis of his curious theory of the so-called ‘inner sense’, while another raises the question as to whether he might be regarded as a particularist in the philosophy of action like some modern theorists. As usual for this series, most colloquia contain a paper and commentary which provide a lively exchange on these topics. CONTENTS......Page 6 PREFACE --- JOHN J. CLEARY......Page 8 INTRODUCTION --- JOHN J. CLEARY......Page 12 COLLOQUIUM 1 --- STEPHEN MENN......Page 28 MENN BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 81 COLLOQUIUM 2 --- ERIC BROWN......Page 84 COMMENTARY ON BROWN GARY --- M. GURTLER, S.J.......Page 109 BROWN/GURTLER BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 114 COLLOQUIUM 3 --- ALFREDO FERRARIN......Page 116 COMMENTARY ON FERRARIN --- KLAUS BRINKMANN......Page 140 FERRARIN BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 149 COLLOQUIUM 4 --- JEAN-FRANÇOIS PRADEAU......Page 152 COMMENTARY ON PRADEAU --- GAVIN T. COLVERT......Page 165 PRADEAU/COLVERT BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 181 COLLOQUIUM 5 --- FRAN O’ROURKE......Page 182 COMMENTARY ON O’ROURKE --- IOANNA PATSIOTI-TSACPOUNIDI......Page 205 O’ROURKE/PATSIOTI BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 213 COLLOQUIUM 6 --- A. W. PRICE......Page 218 COMMENTARY ON PRICE --- BRIDGET CLARKE......Page 240 PRICE/CLARKE BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 259 COLLOQUIUM 7 --- THOMAS K. JOHANSEN......Page 262 COMMENTARY ON JOHANSEN --- ARYEH KOSMAN......Page 304 JOHANSEN/KOSMAN BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 311 ABOUT OUR CONTRIBUTORS......Page 314 INDEX......Page 318 This latest BACAP Proceedings covers three key areas in ancient philosophy, ethics, method and physics. Under ethics, there are three papers on Socratic piety, Aristotelian friendship, and Augustinian-Platonic virtue. Under method, Socratic elenchos, Socratic maieutic, and Aristotelian aporematic inquiry. Under physics, life in Plato and mo This volume contains papers and commentaries originally presented to the Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy during the 2004-5 academic year. Of the seven colloquia in the volume, two deal with Plato while the rest are dedicated to Aristotle. Title from PDF title page (viewed on Aug. 6, 2008).