In Search of Aristotle’s Third Man

Aristotle thinks that the Platonic theory of Forms is vulnerable to the Third Man regress. According to Alexander of Aphrodisias, the regress arises from the conjunction of three Platonist claims, which I label ‘Exemplification’, ‘Similarity’, and ‘Distinctness’. It is clear why, taken together, the...

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Main Author: Clarke, Timothy (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2024
In: Phronesis
Year: 2024, Volume: 69, Issue: 3, Pages: 279-315
Further subjects:B On Ideas
B Platonic Forms
B Alexander of Aphrodisias
B Third Man
B Metaphysics
B Aristotle
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