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Epistemology, Semantics, and Logic in Ancient Greek Grammar: Exploring the Philosophical Underpinnings of Apollonius Dyscolus' Grammatical Theory

Epistemology, Semantics, and Logic in Ancient Greek Grammar: Exploring the Philosophical Underpinnings of Apollonius Dyscolus' Grammatical Theory

Chiocchetti, Leonardo

Hardcover

PhilosophyGrammar & Style

ISBN10: 9004757864
ISBN13: 9789004757868
Publisher: Brill
Published: May 21 2026
Pages: 616
Weight: 2.31
Height: 1.38 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
Was the greatest grammarian of antiquity truly a second-rate Stoic philosopher in disguise? For decades, scholars have seemed to believe so. This book shatters that consensus. By analyzing Apollonius Dyscolus' core concepts--from proper names to conditionals--this book reveals a thinker far more eclectic and original than previously believed. Apollonius synthesized Stoic, Aristotelian, and Alexandrian ideas to create a unique grammatical project, allowing us to appreciate ancient Greek grammar as a sophisticated semantic theory in its own right--one that pragmatically deploys the philosophical lingua franca of the post-Hellenistic period to solve practical problems of language. This book is an essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how Western linguistic theory truly began.

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