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Γραμματική in Plato and Aristotle
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Daniel Graham
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Justin Barney
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26. September 2014
Abstract
The term grammatikē appears frequently in Plato and Aristotle as the name of an art or science that can serve as a paradigm of knowledge. It is typically rendered into English by the cognate ‘grammar.’ A close look at relevant passages, however, makes it clear that this translation is inadequate. The term never refers to grammar. Rather, grammatikē signifies the basic art of associating letters with sounds and connecting letters to represent speech. The art of letters is the basis of reading and writing–the art of literacy. When the term is understood correctly, a number of difficult passages become clear.
Published Online: 2014-9-26
Published in Print: 2014-10-1
© 2014 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin Boston
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Socratic Metaphysics?
- Aristotle on the Deliberative Abilities of Women
- Epicurus on the Fear of Death and the Relative Value of Lives
- And yet she moves! – The earth rests on water: Thales on the role of water in Earth’s mobility and in nature’s transformations
- Γραμματική in Plato and Aristotle
- Euclid’s Optics and Geometrical Astronomy
Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Socratic Metaphysics?
- Aristotle on the Deliberative Abilities of Women
- Epicurus on the Fear of Death and the Relative Value of Lives
- And yet she moves! – The earth rests on water: Thales on the role of water in Earth’s mobility and in nature’s transformations
- Γραμματική in Plato and Aristotle
- Euclid’s Optics and Geometrical Astronomy
