Epistemology, Semantics, and Logic in Ancient Greek Grammar : Exploring the Philosophical Underpinnings of Apollonius Dyscolus' Grammatical Theory /
Was the greatest grammarian of antiquity truly a second-rate Stoic philosopher in disguise? For decades, scholars have seemed to believe so. This book shatters that consensus. By analyzing Apollonius Dyscolus' core concepts-from proper names to conditionals-this book reveals a thinker far more...
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Leiden ; Boston :
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2026.
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Philosophia Antiqua ;
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Classical Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2026.
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Call Number: P57.I4
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Ancient Philosophy and Grammar
- 2 Main Characters
- 3 Parts of Speech
- 4 Philosophical Influences
- 5 Lexical Choices and Other Introductory Remarks
- 6 Editions
- List of Abbreviations Not Included in TLG and TLL
- Part 1 Epistemology
- Overview of Part 1
- 1 Grammar as a Stochastic Art
- 1 Dionysius' Definition: Grammar as a Philological Practice
- 2 Dionysius and Empiricism
- 3 The Aristotelian Route
- 4 Grammar as a Stochastic Art
- 5 The Later Generations of Grammarians
- 6 Conclusions
- 2 The Strange Case of Apollonius Dyscolus
- In Search of a Compromise between Rationalism and Empiricism
- 1 Law and Order
- 2 Reason and Experience
- 3 An Alexandrian Grammarian, after All: Grammar as a Stochastic Art
- Part 2 Semantics
- Overview of Part 2
- 3 The Meaning of Meaning
- 1 The Intelligibles: The Stoic Route
- 2 The νοητόν
- 3 Thinking and Thoughts in Apollonius
- 4 The νοητόν and the Grammatical Tradition
- 5 Conclusions
- 4 Nouns before Apollonius
- 1 In the Name of Aristotle
- 2 Nouns in the Early Alexandrians
- 3 Stoic Nouns
- 4 Nouns in the Grammarians after Aristarchus
- 5 Conclusions
- 5 Pronouns before Apollonius
- 1 Stoic Pronouns
- 2 Pronouns in the Grammarians before Apollonius
- 3 Conclusions
- 6 Chapter 6 Nouns and Pronouns in Apollonius
- 1 Nouns and Qualities
- 2 The Inquisitive Model
- 3 Qualities and Substances
- 4 Pronouns in Apollonius
- 5 Pronouns and Nouns
- 6 Existence
- 7 Qua Qua Qua: Conclusive Remarks
- Part 3 Logic
- Overview of Part 3
- 7 Grammatical Relativity
- Relative Terms in Apollonius Dyscolus and the Τέχνη
- 1 Relativity in the Τέχνη
- 2 Apollonius' Relativity
- 3 The Scholiasts' Relativity
- 4 Philosophical Sources
- 5 Conclusions
- 8 Apollonius' Analysis of Disjunctions and Conditionals
- Semantics First
- 1 The Class of Conjunctions
- 2 Disjunctions
- 3 Conditionals
- 4 Disjunctions and Conditionals in Other Traditions
- 5 The Relation of Consequence in Apollonius: Some Further Remarks and Issues
- 6 Against Stoic Formalism
- 7 Conclusions
- Conclusions of Part 3
- Bibliography.