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Saturday, March 28, 2020

H. P. Grice on "philosophia"

φιλοσοφία , ἡ,
A.love of knowledge, pursuit there of, speculation, Isoc.12.209, Pl.Phd.61a, Grg. 484c, al.; “ἡ φ. κτῆσις 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; ἡ περὶ τὰς ἔριδας φ. scientific treatment of argumentation, Id.10.6; ἡ περὶ τοὺς λόγους φ. the study of oratory, Id.4.10: pl., “οἱ ἐν ταῖς φ. πολὺν χρόνον διατρίψαντες” Pl.Tht.172c; “τέχναι καὶ φ.” Isoc.10.67.
3. philosophy, Id.11.22, Pl.Def.414b, etc.; “ἱστορία φ. ἐστὶν ἐκ παραδειγμάτων” D.H.Rh.11.2:—Isoc. usu. prefixes the Art., 2.51, 5.84, 7.45 (but cf. 2.35 supr.); sts. also in Pl. and Arist., as Pl.Grg.482a, Arist. Metaph.993b20, EN1177a25, and so later, “διὰ τῆς φ. καὶ 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 “ἡ θεία φ.” Pl.Phdr.239b; “ἐκείνου τῇ φ.” Id.Ly.213d; “ἡ περὶ τὰ ἀνθρώπεια φ.” Arist.EN1181b15; “ἡ τῶν Ἰταλικῶν φ.” Id.Metaph.987a31 (and pl., αἱ εἰρημέναι φ. ib.29); so later “ἡ Ἰωνικὴ φ.” D.L.1.122; “ἡ δογματική, Ἀκαδημαϊκή, σκεπτικὴ φ.” S.E.P.1.4, etc.; “ὁ Ἐμπεδοκλῆς ἐν ἀρχῇ τῆς φ.” Plu.2.607c, etc.; esp. “ἡ πρώτη φ.” metaphysic, Arist.Metaph. 1026a24, cf. 18.

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