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Zusatztext Ugo Zilioli's new book, Eliminativism in Ancient Philosophy , is a captivating journey through ancient Greek and Buddhist philosophy. With a keen focus on key thinkers like Protagoras, Gorgias, and Pyrrho, Zilioli skillfully navigates well-explored territories while shedding light on lesser-known metaphysics. The intriguing parallels drawn between Greek and Buddhist thought, particularly through Vasubandhu and Nagarjuna, offer new perspectives on the philosophical status of material objects. Informationen zum Autor Ugo Zilioli is Leverhulme Researcher at the Faculty of Theology and Religion at the University of Oxford and Associate Member of Lady Margaret Hall, UK. His main publications include: Protagoras and the Challenge of Relativism (Ashgate 2006; reprinted for Routledge 2016), The Cyrenaics (Acumen 2012; reprinted for Routledge 2014) and as editor, From the Socratics to the Socratic schools (Routledge 2015). Klappentext A comparative investigation in the metaphysics of material objects in ancient philosophy, this book provides radically new insights into key themes and areas of ancient thought by drawing on Greek and Buddhist philosophies. Ugo Zilioli explicates the neglected tradition of philosophers who in different ways made material objects either redundant or ontologically dispensable in the ancient world. Chapters cover concepts such as nihilism, indeterminacy, solipsism and tropes, demonstrating how the philosophy of major thinkers Protagoras, Vasubandhu, Gorgias, Nagarjuna, Pyrrho, and the Cyrenaics advance our understanding of eliminativism. Zilioli's historical and philosophical reconstruction challenges traditional readings of key moments and figures in the history of thought, both Eastern and Western, as well as providing conceptual tools that are of interest not only to historians of philosophy but also to contemporary metaphysicians. Vorwort Puts ancient and contemporary metaphysics into dialogue to explore eliminativism. Zusammenfassung A comparative investigation in the metaphysics of material objects in ancient philosophy, this book provides radically new insights into key themes and areas of ancient thought by drawing on Greek and Buddhist philosophies.Ugo Zilioli explicates the neglected tradition of philosophers who in different ways made material objects either redundant or ontologically dispensable in the ancient world. Chapters cover concepts such as nihilism, indeterminacy, solipsism and tropes, demonstrating how the philosophy of major thinkers Protagoras, Vasubandhu, Gorgias, Nagarjuna, Pyrrho, and the Cyrenaics advance our understanding of eliminativism.Zilioli’s historical and philosophical reconstruction challenges traditional readings of key moments and figures in the history of thought, both Eastern and Western, as well as providing conceptual tools that are of interest not only to historians of philosophy but also to contemporary metaphysicians. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction: Nothing For Us? 1. Protagoras’ Secret Doctrine: An Exercise in Ancient Eliminativism2. Twins and Dharmas. Protagoras and Vasubandhu on a Two-Tier Ontology of Tropes3. Gorgias and Nagarjuna on Nihilism4. On Things. The Origin and Genealogy of Pyrrho’s Metaphysics 5. The Cyrenaics on Elusive Objects6. The Cyrenaics on Solipsism and Privacy Conclusion: Eliminativism, Indeterminacy and Nihilism Between East and West NotesReferencesIndex...
