Main description: Ist die Philosophie durch eine Wissenschaftslandschaft gefährdet, die zunehmend von Nutzenerwartungen geprägt wird? Aus welchen Gründen, mit welchen Zielen und Absichten wird Philosophie denn überhaupt betrieben? Die Leitfragen dieses Sammelbands berühren das S…
Is philosophy endangered by a scientific culture increasingly influenced by demands of utility and efficiency? What are the goals and intentions of philosophy, and what are the reasons that one practices philosophy at all? The main questions of this collection concern the self-u…
The papers in this volume were originally presented to the Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy during 2007-8. Four colloquia deal directly with major works of Aristotle, while another discusses Aristotle's influence on the Stoics. Three colloquia deal with Plato, discus…
This volume contains papers and commentaries presented to the Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy during the academic year 2005-6. Of the two colloquia on Neoplatonism, one offers a phenomenological reading of Plotinus on the Intellect, while the other discusses conscio…