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Saturday, March 28, 2020

H. P. Grice on "philosophia"

φιλοσοφία , ,
A.love of knowledge, pursuit there of, speculation, Isoc.12.209Pl.Phd.61aGrg. 484c, al.; “ φκτῆσις ἐπιστήμης” Id.Euthd.288d; defined as ἄσκησις ἐπιτηδείου τέχνης, Stoic. in Placit. 1 Prooem.2.
2. systematic, methodical treatment of a subject, “ἐμπειρίᾳ μέτιθι καὶ φιλοσοφίᾳ” Isoc.2.35 περὶ τὰς ἔριδας φ. scientific treatment of argumentation, Id.10.6 περὶ τοὺς λόγους φ. the study of oratory, Id.4.10: pl., “οἱ ἐν ταῖς φπολὺν χρόνον διατρίψαντες” Pl.Tht.172c; “τέχναι καὶ φ.” Isoc.10.67.
3. philosophy, Id.11.22Pl.Def.414b, etc.; “ἱστορία φἐστὶν ἐκ παραδειγμάτων” D.H.Rh.11.2:—Isoc. usu. prefixes the Art., 2.515.847.45 (but cf. 2.35 supr.); sts. also in Pl. and Arist., as Pl.Grg.482aArist. Metaph.993b20EN1177a25, and so later, “διὰ τῆς φκαὶ κενῆς ἀπάτης” Ep.Col.2.8; but more freq. without Art., “τοῖς ἐν φιλοσοφίᾳ ζῶσιν” Pl. Phd.68c, al., cf. Arist.Pol.1341b28, al. (cf. “Πλάτων καὶ φ.” Plu.2.176d); exc. when an Adj. or some qualifying word is added to “ θεία φ.” Pl.Phdr.239b; “ἐκείνου τῇ φ.” Id.Ly.213d; “ περὶ τὰ ἀνθρώπεια φ.” Arist.EN1181b15; “ τῶν Ἰταλικῶν φ.” Id.Metaph.987a31 (and pl., αἱ εἰρημέναι φ. ib.29); so later “ Ἰωνικὴ φ.” D.L.1.122; “ δογματικήἈκαδημαϊκήσκεπτικὴ φ.” S.E.P.1.4, etc.; “ Ἐμπεδοκλῆς ἐν ἀρχῇ τῆς φ.” Plu.2.607c, etc.; esp. “ πρώτη φ.” metaphysic, Arist.Metaph. 1026a24, cf. 18.

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