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Monstrosity and philosophy : (Record no. 174194)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781474456210 |
| Qualifying information | pbk. |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 180 |
| Item number | DEL |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Author name | Del Lucchese, Filippo |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Monstrosity and philosophy : |
| Remainder of title | radical otherness in Greek and Latin culture / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Filippo Del Lucchese |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Edinburgh : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Edinburgh University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2021. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | iv, 426 p. ; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Reveals monstrosity to be a central conceptual challenge in every ancient Greek and Roman philosophical systemReconstructs the concept of monstrosity in classic thought from its earliest beginnings, through pre-Platonic and Attic philosophy to the Hellenistic systems and finally arriving at NeapolitanismCovers all the major figures: from Hesiod to Augustine, through Democritus, Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus and LucretiusAddresses questions of time, causality, necessity, finality, order, justice and anomalyShows the diverse aspects of reflections on monstrosity and the problems related to its interpretationAmazons and giants, snakes and gorgons, centaurs and gryphons: monsters abounded in ancient culture. They raise enduring philosophical questions: about chaos and order; about divinity and perversion; about meaning and purpose; about the hierarchy of nature or its absence. Del Lucchese grapples with the concept of monstrosity, showing how ancient philosophers explored metaphysics, ontology, theology and politics to respond to the challenge of radical otherness in nature and in thought.Each chapter explores the emergence of monstrosity in a set of authors and theories. In chapter 1, monsters rise as the challenging adversaries of the new gods of the early cosmogonies. But they can also be powerful productive forces that support building the new order or ambiguous characters that catalyse the unfolding of the tragic universe. In chapter 2, the Pre-Platonic systems of Anaxagoras, Empedocle and Democritus pave the way for the recognition of the philosophical status of monstrosity. This status becomes central in Attic philosophy, first with Plato's mythological monstrosities and then with the construction of a hierarchical structure of the universe - taken up in chapter 3. Chapter 4 focuses on Aristotle's study of physical monstrosity and its role within his metaphysical and aetiological framework.Chapters 5-7 deal with the extraordinarily elaborate responses to Attic philosophy by the major Hellenistic systems: Epicureanism, Stoicism and Scepticism. The final chapter looks at the Middle and Neoplatonist response to Hellenism and explores the richness of late-antiquity's reflection on monstrosity up to its absorption and reworking by early Christian thought. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Ancient philosophy. |
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| Koha item type | English Books |
| Koha item type | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Bill Number | Accession Number | Full call number | Withdrawn status | Lost status | Not for loan | Collection |
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| Reference | Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai | Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai | நான்காம் தளம் / Fourth floor | 21/06/2023 | 3088.37 | SIVB-65-23-01054 | 328878 | 180 DEL | ENGLISH-REFERENCE BOOKS |