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Forms, Matter and Mind

Three Strands in Plato’s Metaphysics

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Authors:
  1. Erik Nis Ostenfeld

    1. University of Aarhus, Denmark

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Part of the book series: Martinus Nijhoff Philosophy Library (MNPL, volume 10)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
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  2. General Introduction

    1. General Introduction

      • Erik Nis Ostenfeld
      Pages 1-6

  3. Forms

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7
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    2. Introduction

      • Erik Nis Ostenfeld
      Pages 9-10

    3. Concrete Common Qualities

      • Erik Nis Ostenfeld
      Pages 11-21

    4. Transcendent Simples

      • Erik Nis Ostenfeld
      Pages 23-36

    5. Natural Kinds

      • Erik Nis Ostenfeld
      Pages 37-77

  4. Matter

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 79-79
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    2. Introduction

      • Erik Nis Ostenfeld
      Pages 81-82

    3. Wholes of Concrete Common Qualities

      • Erik Nis Ostenfeld
      Pages 83-86

    4. Wholes of Form-copies

      • Erik Nis Ostenfeld
      Pages 87-104

    5. Geometrical Solids in Space

      • Erik Nis Ostenfeld
      Pages 105-150

  5. Mind

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 151-151
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    2. Introduction

      • Erik Nis Ostenfeld
      Pages 153-155

    3. Part of Concrete Whole

      • Erik Nis Ostenfeld
      Pages 157-171

    4. Transcendent Simple Soul

      • Erik Nis Ostenfeld
      Pages 173-224

    5. Dynamic-telic Structure

      • Erik Nis Ostenfeld
      Pages 225-273

    6. General Conclusion

      • Erik Nis Ostenfeld
      Pages 275-280

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 281-347
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About this book

The present work is an attempt to analyse critically Plato's views on mind and body and more particularly on the mind-body relationship within the wider setting of Plato's metaphysics. We seek to achieve this by a philosophical examination"-of the dialogues on the basis of a generally accepted order (some revision of this order is a by-product of our examination). Strictly speaking "soul" ought perhaps to be substituted for "mind" in the above. But it seems to be in terms of "mind" that modern philosophers deal with and refer to the problem that Plato tackled (mainly) in terms of psyche, and as it is part of the motivation for dealing with Plato's treatment that it is of importance for the modern debate, it has been felt necessary to stress the rough identity* of the problem in the title of the book (and in the Introduction, in the title of Part Three and a few other places). Below this superordinate level we try to keep "mind" as a translation typically of nous and "soul" as a translation of psyche.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Aarhus, Denmark

    Erik Nis Ostenfeld

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Forms, Matter and Mind

  • Book Subtitle: Three Strands in Plato’s Metaphysics

  • Authors: Erik Nis Ostenfeld

  • Series Title: Martinus Nijhoff Philosophy Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7681-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, The Hague 1982

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-247-3051-3Published: 30 September 1982

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-009-7683-2Published: 12 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-7681-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0168-5090

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 347

  • Topics: Classical Philosophy, Metaphysics

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