A critical history of Greek philosophy

Name: A critical history of Greek philosophy
Author: Stace, W. T. (Walter Terence)

Stace, W. T. (Walter Terence)

Philosophy, Ancient

Darwinism, 293.
Death, problem of, 76-7.
Democracy, 123, 325.
Dialectic, 55, 183, 199, 204.
Dichotomy, 200.
Division, 199.
Dualism;
  defined, 63;
  of Eleatics, 68-70;
  of Anaxagoras, 105;
  of Plato, 238;
  of Aristotle, 334-5.


E

Eclipses, 103.
Ecstasy, 376-7.
Efficient cause, 269;
  identified with final cause, 273-4.
Elements, The Four, 83.
Emanation, 371, 374-5.
Empty Space, 47, 89, 291-2
Eros, 204.

Evolution;
  Anaximander and, 27;
  Aristotle's doctrine of, 293-9, 307-12, 333, 336-7;
  Spencer's doctrine of, 308 et seq.

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Evil, problem of, 240-1.
Explanation, scientific, 64-5.
External goods, value of, 159, 31-6, 350, 359.


F

Faith, age of, 151.
Family, The; Aristotle on, 324.
Final cause, 269;
  identified with formal cause, 273.
Fire, as first principle, 78, 347.
First Cause, 66.
First Mover, 284-5.
Form, Aristotle's doctrine of, 267, 274-8.
Formal cause, 269;
  identified with final cause, 273.
Free Will, 320, 348, 355.
Friendship, 225, 359.


G

Genius, artistic, 231.
Geocentric hypothesis, 38, 211, 305.
Geometry, 3-5, 275.
God;
  Xenophanes on, 41-2;
  Socrates on, 132;
  Plato on, 202-4;
  Aristotle on, 283-8;
  as first mover, 284-5;
  as thought of thought, 285-6;
  relation of, to the world, 282;
  Plotinus on, 373.
Gods, The;
  Democritus on, 92;
  Protagoras on, 112;
  Socrates on, 132;
  Epicurus on, 357.
Good,
  The Idea of, 198, 200-1, 244;
  as God, 203.
Gravitation, 294-5.

H

Habit, 7.
Happiness;
  Antisthenes on, 159;
  Plato on, 220-1;
  Aristotle on, 314-15;
  Stoics on, 351;
  Epicurus on, 358, 361;
  distinguished from pleasure, 221.
Heavenly bodies, The;
  Anaximander on, 26;
  Pythagoreans on, 38;
  Xenophanes on, 43;
  Anaxagoras on, 103;
  Plato on, 211;
  Aristotle on, 305-6.
Heliocentric hypothesis, 38.
Hinduism, 71, 197, 308, 312-13.


I

Idealism;
  of Parmenides, 47 et seq;
  essentials of, 48, 49, 235;
  Plato as founder of, 235.
Ideas,
  Theory of, 174, 183-207;
  Aristotle on, 262-5.
Imagination, 300.
Immortality;
  Atomists on, 92;
  Plato on, 175, 212;
  Aristotle on, 302-3;
  Epicurus on, 357.
Indian Thought, 14-16; see also Hinduism.
Individualism, 323.
Induction, 144, 146, 190, 206, 260.
Infinite divisibility;
  Zeno on, 56;
  Anaxagoras on, 96;
  Aristotle on, 292-3;
  Hume on, 57-8;
  Kant on, 57;
  Hegel on, 58-60.
Inorganic matter, 294-6.
Insight, moral, 318.
Intuition, 153, 375, 377.
Irony, of Socrates, 130.

J

Judaism, 71.
Justice;
  Pythagoreans on, 37;
  Plato on, 224;
  Aristotle on, 319-20.

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K

Knowledge;
  of the Infinite, 7-8;
  of the Absolute, 299;
  through concepts, 146, 182;
  Plato on, 177-82;
  as recollection, 212-17;
  necessary knowledge, 213-15.


L

Life; Aristotle's doctrine of, 296.
Limit, The, 36.
Love, Platonic, 204-6.


M

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Philosophy

A critical history of Greek philosophy

Stace, W. T. (Walter Terence)

Philosophy, Ancient

Darwinism, 293.
Death, problem of, 76-7.
Democracy, 123, 325.
Dialectic, 55, 183, 199, 204.
Dichotomy, 200.
Division, 199.
Dualism;
  defined, 63;
  of Eleatics, 68-70;
  of Anaxagoras, 105;
  of Plato, 238;
  of Aristotle, 334-5.


E

Eclipses, 103.
Ecstasy, 376-7.
Efficient cause, 269;
  identified with final cause, 273-4.
Elements, The Four, 83.
Emanation, 371, 374-5.
Empty Space, 47, 89, 291-2
Eros, 204.

Evolution;
  Anaximander and, 27;
  Aristotle's doctrine of, 293-9, 307-12, 333, 336-7;
  Spencer's doctrine of, 308 et seq.

{379}

Evil, problem of, 240-1.
Explanation, scientific, 64-5.
External goods, value of, 159, 31-6, 350, 359.


F

Faith, age of, 151.
Family, The; Aristotle on, 324.
Final cause, 269;
  identified with formal cause, 273.
Fire, as first principle, 78, 347.
First Cause, 66.
First Mover, 284-5.
Form, Aristotle's doctrine of, 267, 274-8.
Formal cause, 269;
  identified with final cause, 273.
Free Will, 320, 348, 355.
Friendship, 225, 359.


G

Genius, artistic, 231.
Geocentric hypothesis, 38, 211, 305.
Geometry, 3-5, 275.
God;
  Xenophanes on, 41-2;
  Socrates on, 132;
  Plato on, 202-4;
  Aristotle on, 283-8;
  as first mover, 284-5;
  as thought of thought, 285-6;
  relation of, to the world, 282;
  Plotinus on, 373.
Gods, The;
  Democritus on, 92;
  Protagoras on, 112;
  Socrates on, 132;
  Epicurus on, 357.
Good,
  The Idea of, 198, 200-1, 244;
  as God, 203.
Gravitation, 294-5.

H

Habit, 7.
Happiness;
  Antisthenes on, 159;
  Plato on, 220-1;
  Aristotle on, 314-15;
  Stoics on, 351;
  Epicurus on, 358, 361;
  distinguished from pleasure, 221.
Heavenly bodies, The;
  Anaximander on, 26;
  Pythagoreans on, 38;
  Xenophanes on, 43;
  Anaxagoras on, 103;
  Plato on, 211;
  Aristotle on, 305-6.
Heliocentric hypothesis, 38.
Hinduism, 71, 197, 308, 312-13.


I

Idealism;
  of Parmenides, 47 et seq;
  essentials of, 48, 49, 235;
  Plato as founder of, 235.
Ideas,
  Theory of, 174, 183-207;
  Aristotle on, 262-5.
Imagination, 300.
Immortality;
  Atomists on, 92;
  Plato on, 175, 212;
  Aristotle on, 302-3;
  Epicurus on, 357.
Indian Thought, 14-16; see also Hinduism.
Individualism, 323.
Induction, 144, 146, 190, 206, 260.
Infinite divisibility;
  Zeno on, 56;
  Anaxagoras on, 96;
  Aristotle on, 292-3;
  Hume on, 57-8;
  Kant on, 57;
  Hegel on, 58-60.
Inorganic matter, 294-6.
Insight, moral, 318.
Intuition, 153, 375, 377.
Irony, of Socrates, 130.

J

Judaism, 71.
Justice;
  Pythagoreans on, 37;
  Plato on, 224;
  Aristotle on, 319-20.

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K

Knowledge;
  of the Infinite, 7-8;
  of the Absolute, 299;
  through concepts, 146, 182;
  Plato on, 177-82;
  as recollection, 212-17;
  necessary knowledge, 213-15.


L

Life; Aristotle's doctrine of, 296.
Limit, The, 36.
Love, Platonic, 204-6.


M

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A critical history of Greek philosophy

A critical history of Greek philosophy

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