Chiocchetti - Epistemology, Semantics, and Logic in Ancient Greek Grammar (Jun 2026)

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Chiocchetti - Epistemology, Semantics, and Logic in Ancient Greek Grammar (Jun 2026)

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Epistemology, Semantics, and Logic in Ancient Greek Grammar: Exploring the Philosophical Underpinnings of Apollonius Dyscolus’ Grammatical Theory

169 euros

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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 eclectic and original than previously believed. Apollonius synthesized Stoic, Aristotelian, and Alexandrian ideas to create a uniquely grammatical project, allowing us to appreciate ancient Greek grammar as a sophisticated semantic theory in its own right—one that pragmatically deploys the philosophical lingua franca of the post-Hellenistic period to solve practical problems of language. This book is an essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how Western linguistic theory truly began.
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