Aristotle as διαιτητής: Analysis of a Legal Metaphor
In De caelo I 10, 279b4–12, before embarking on a critical examination of other thinkers’ views, Aristotle uses a metaphor taken from the legal sphere, that of the διαιτητής. Although the legal context has been emphasised by researchers, it has been insufficiently appreciated that Aristotle is refer...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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Phronesis
Year: 2025, Volume: 70, Issue: 4, Pages: 379-412 |
| Further subjects: | B
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B Arbitration B Rhetoric B Judge B Dialectic B Aristotle |
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| Summary: | In De caelo I 10, 279b4–12, before embarking on a critical examination of other thinkers’ views, Aristotle uses a metaphor taken from the legal sphere, that of the διαιτητής. Although the legal context has been emphasised by researchers, it has been insufficiently appreciated that Aristotle is referring to a specific type of process, namely arbitration, which must be distinguished from a court trial. This metaphor, when analysed from a historical and philological perspective, reveals the attitude Aristotle wishes to adopt when dealing with other thinkers’ views and provides a more accurate understanding of the dialectical character of his treatises. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5284 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Phronesis
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685284-bja10105 |
