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On Ancient and Mediaeval Semantics and Metaphysics (3)

On Ancient and Mediaeval Semantics and Metaphysics (3) I On Ancient and Mediaeval Semantics and Metaphysics (3)* L. M. DE RIJK 4 The Categories as Classes of Names q.. z Status quaestionis The previous sections contain several hints to the close inter- relation between three maior issues in Plato's doctrine, viz. the question about the true nature of the Forms and those about participation and predication.' Indeed, for the founder of the theory of the Forms, predication was bound to become a problem. Forms are immutable and indivisible; yet other Ideas have to participate in them; they are unique, by themselves and subsistent; yet, when saying 'John is man' (or white), 'Peter is man' (or white), should there be one perfect, eternal, immutable etc. Form of MAN (or WHITE) in the one and another in the other? Or, as I have put it above [ zg77 : 85]: if John, Peter, and William are wise, does this mere fact mean that there must be something which they are all related to in exactly the same manner, namely WISDOM itself ? And if 'John is wise', 'Peter is wise', and 'William is wise' are all true statements, what exactly is the meaning of the predicate name 'wise'? http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Vivarium Brill

On Ancient and Mediaeval Semantics and Metaphysics (3)

De Rijk, L.M.
Vivarium , Volume 18 (1): 1 – Jan 1, 1980
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© 1980 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0042-7543
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10.1163/156853480X00019
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I On Ancient and Mediaeval Semantics and Metaphysics (3)* L. M. DE RIJK 4 The Categories as Classes of Names q.. z Status quaestionis The previous sections contain several hints to the close inter- relation between three maior issues in Plato's doctrine, viz. the question about the true nature of the Forms and those about participation and predication.' Indeed, for the founder of the theory of the Forms, predication was bound to become a problem. Forms are immutable and indivisible; yet other Ideas have to participate in them; they are unique, by themselves and subsistent; yet, when saying 'John is man' (or white), 'Peter is man' (or white), should there be one perfect, eternal, immutable etc. Form of MAN (or WHITE) in the one and another in the other? Or, as I have put it above [ zg77 : 85]: if John, Peter, and William are wise, does this mere fact mean that there must be something which they are all related to in exactly the same manner, namely WISDOM itself ? And if 'John is wise', 'Peter is wise', and 'William is wise' are all true statements, what exactly is the meaning of the predicate name 'wise'?

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Published: Jan 1, 1980

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