Ancient Greek Dialectic and Its Reception by Melina G. Mouzala;

Author:Melina G. Mouzala;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: De Gruyter
Published: 2023-07-14T09:11:04.901000+00:00

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Aporia and Problem

If Beta is indeed the true beginning of the Metaphysics and if the book uses dialectic, it means that Alexander considers the use of dialectic in Beta to be an integral part of first philosophy. This use of dialectic most markedly focuses on the aporetic method. Aporia has at least as many senses in Alexander as it does in Aristotle: Alexander reprises nearly all Aristotelian senses of the term31 (except for the economic sense) and adds an exegetical sense to the list (for instance, to refer to a difficulty encountered in understanding a passage of Aristotle). But its broad extension does not prevent the term from having a technical sense, in which it is a tool within a method:

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