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Inference from Signs
James Allen
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Description for Inference from Signs
paperback. James Allen presents an original and penetrating investigation of the notion of inference from signs, which played a central role in ancient philosophical and scientific method. Allen masters a broad range of ancient texts, discussing Aristotle, the Sceptics, the Stoics, and the Epicureans, to provide the first comprehensive treatment of his topic. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPK; HPL; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 388. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
James Allen presents an original and penetrating investigation of the notion of inference from signs, which played a central role in ancient philosophical and scientific method. Inference from Signs examines an important chapter in ancient epistemology: the debates about the nature of evidence and of the inferences based on it--or signs and sign-inferences as they were called in antiquity. Special attention is paid to three main issues. Firstly, the relation between sign-inference and explanation. At a minimum, sign-inferences permit us to draw a new conclusion, and they are used in this way in every sphere of life. But inferences ... Read more
James Allen presents an original and penetrating investigation of the notion of inference from signs, which played a central role in ancient philosophical and scientific method. Inference from Signs examines an important chapter in ancient epistemology: the debates about the nature of evidence and of the inferences based on it--or signs and sign-inferences as they were called in antiquity. Special attention is paid to three main issues. Firstly, the relation between sign-inference and explanation. At a minimum, sign-inferences permit us to draw a new conclusion, and they are used in this way in every sphere of life. But inferences ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199550494
SKU
KSG0032722
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About James Allen
James Allen is professor of philosophy and a fellow of the Center for Philosophy of Science. He has held a visiting appointment at Yale, been a visiting fellow at Clare Hall, Cambridge, and a Stipendiat of the Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung at the Universität Hamburg. His principal interests are in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy. He is the author of articles ... Read more
Reviews for Inference from Signs
Review from previous edition This excellent book provides a number of new historical and exegetical takes on an important chapter in Hellenistic epistemology. Allen's ideas will be at the centre of future debates in the field. His arguments are not conclusive, and the reader may not find them all convincing, but such is the nature of Hellenistic epistemology.
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