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In this book Paolo Crivelli closely examines Plato's Sophist and shows how Plato's brilliant solution to the falsehood paradox is radically different from those put forward by modern philosophers. His book will be important for all who are interested in the Sophist and in ancient ontology and philosophy of language.

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'My overview obviously cannot do justice to the subtlety and richness of Crivelli's analysis … He soberly chooses among the interpretative possibilities, never yielding to speculative interpretations. The virtues of his account are comprehensiveness, detailed and clear presentation, and the philosophical coherence of the interpretation embraced.' László Bene, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

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Introduction; 1. The sophist defined; 2. Puzzles about not-being; 3. Puzzles about being; 4. The communion of kinds; 5. Negation and not-being; 6. Sentences, false sentences, and false beliefs; Appendix: the Sophist on true and false sentences: formal presentation.

Platos Account of Falsehood

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 12/5/2013 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781107699731, 978-1107699731
      ISBN10: 1107699738
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In this book Paolo Crivelli closely examines Plato's Sophist and shows how Plato's brilliant solution to the falsehood paradox is radically different from those put forward by modern philosophers. His book will be important for all who are interested in the Sophist and in ancient ontology and philosophy of language.

      Trade Review
      'My overview obviously cannot do justice to the subtlety and richness of Crivelli's analysis … He soberly chooses among the interpretative possibilities, never yielding to speculative interpretations. The virtues of his account are comprehensiveness, detailed and clear presentation, and the philosophical coherence of the interpretation embraced.' László Bene, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

      Table of Contents
      Introduction; 1. The sophist defined; 2. Puzzles about not-being; 3. Puzzles about being; 4. The communion of kinds; 5. Negation and not-being; 6. Sentences, false sentences, and false beliefs; Appendix: the Sophist on true and false sentences: formal presentation.

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