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Martin Heidegger
Basic Concepts
of
Ancient Philosophy
Translated
by
Richard
Rojcewicz
Indiana University Press
Bloomington and Indianapolis
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Publication DataHeidegger, Martin,
1889-1976.
[Grundbegriffe der
antiken
Philosophie. English]Basic concepts of ancient philosophy
1
Martin Heideggertranslated by Richard Rojcewicz.
p.
cm.
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(Studies in Continental thought)Includes bibliographical references.ISBN
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13:
978-0-253-34965-1
(cloth
:
alk. paper)1. Philosophy, Ancient. I. Title.
B113.H4513
2008
180-dc22
2007016095
51.
On the aim and character of the course.52. Preliminary determination of the concept of philosophy over andagainst the current views.53. Preliminary determination of the object of philosophy overand against the positive sciences: philosophy as critical science54. The
"
critical
"
function of philosophy: to separate anddifferentiate beings from Being.55. Aim and method ofthe course.56. The most important resources for texts. Sources regardingthe historical transmission. General presentations and themost important study aids.a) The most important resources for texts.b) The handing down ofphilosophy among the Greek thinkersthemselves. (Sources regarding the historical transmission.)c) General presentations.d) Encyclopedia articles.e) General studies in the history of ancient thinking.
P
ART
O
NE
General Introduction to Ancient Philosophy
C
HAPTER
O
NE
Working out ofthe central concepts and questions of ancient philosophy, with the first book ofAristotle's
Metaphysics
as guideline
57.
Epochs of ancient philosophy.
58.
Methodological middle way: Aristotle as guide.Structure ofthe first book of the
Metaphysics.
Aristotle's
Metaphysics:
editions and commentaries.59. Various modes ofdisclosing and
-
understanding
(Met.
A,
chap. 1)
510.
More precise characterization of
aoQicx
(Met.
A,
chap. 2).
511.
On the concept of
a~xrj
and of
ahov
in Aristotle.a) On the character of Aristotle's presentation ofthe previousphilosophies: orientation with respect to the guideline,namely Aristotle's theory of the causes. Taking a positionon the reproach of proceeding unhistorically.b) Determination of the concept of
&QX~
in
Met.
A,
chap. 1.512. The question of the causes in the previous philosophy.
a)
The working out ofthe
hpxrj-character
of
vAq
in theprevious philosophy.
Contents
b) The question ofcause in the sense of the whence of motion.The cause as impetus. The notion of the immobilityof all beings.c) The cause of motion in the sense of ordering and ruling.d)
p$
ov
and
b~rx$o~cxi
as causes of
vhq.
e) The coming to light ofthe cause as the
TO
Ti
in thenumber theory ofthe Pythagoreans.
f)
Plato's way of treating the problem ofthe causes
(Met.
A,
chap. 6): the Ideas as the Being ofbeings,in the sense of the
"
what.
"
C
HAPTER
TW
O
The question of cause and offoundationas a philosophical question
513.
The unclarified connection between the question of cause andthe question ofBeing: posing questions.
514.
The problem offoundation in modern philosophy.Recapitulation.
P
ART
TW
O
The Most Important Greek Thinkers:Their Questions and Answers
S
ECTION
O
NE
Philosophy up to
Pluto
C
HAPTER
O
NE
Milesian
philosophy of nature
515.
Thales.
5
16. Anaximander.
517.
Anaximenes.
518.
The problem ofBeing. The question ofthe relation betweenBeing and becoming and the question ofopposition in general.Transition to Heraclitus and Parmenides.
C
HAPTER
T
WO
Heraclitus
519.
The principle ofHeraclitean thought.520. The main themes ofHeraclitean thought.a) The question ofoppositionality and unity.b)
hoyo~
as principle ofbeings.c) Disclosure and determination ofthe soul.d) Assessment ofHeraclitus's philosophy andtransition to Parmenides.
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C
HAPTER
T
HREE
Parmenides and the Eleatics 52521. The problem of the relation between the two parts of Parmenides' didactic poem. 52
522.
Interpretation ofParmenides' didactic poem.54a) The first part of the didactic poem: the way oftruth.5
4
b) The second part ofthe didactic poem: the way ofsemblance.58
523.
Zeno of Elea.58a) Zeno's attempt to provide arguments contradicting thepossibility of plurality and motion.58b) Pour examples refuting the possibility of motion.6 0c) Evaluation ofZeno's philosophy.62
524.
Melissus of Samos. 62
C
HAPTER
F
OUR
The later philosophy of nature:Empedocles, Anaxagoras, and atomism
64
925.
Being and the multiplicity ofchanging beings in the laterphilosophy of nature. 64
526.
The problem of knowledge in the later philosophy ofnature.67
C
HAPTER
F
IVE
Sophistry and
Socrates527.
General characterization ofsophistry.
528.
Protagoras.
529.
Gorgias. 71
530.
Further exponents of sophistry.a)
Hippias
of
Elis.
b) Prodicus of Ceos.c)
Anonymus
Iamblichi.d)
A~uuoi byo~.531.
Socrates.a) Biography and sources.b) The significance of
Socrates
for the understanding of Dasein in general.c) The significance of
Socrates
forscientific
-
philosophical research.
S
ECTION
T
WO
Plato's philosophy
C
HAPTER
O
NE
Biography, secondary literature, andgeneral characterization of Plato's questioning7 7
532.
Biography, sources, and secondary literature.77
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