Papers by Cesare Simone Astorino
This paper examines the controversial section of the Sophist in which the Eleatic Stranger critiq... more This paper examines the controversial section of the Sophist in which the Eleatic Stranger critiques the Giants for defining being as physical bodies and the Gods for equating it with the forms, ultimately offering a third option (248e–249d). There are two dominant interpretations of this section: one party has the Stranger argue for a broader conception of being, or perfect being (τὸ παντελῶς ὄν), which should include not only the forms but also intellects, souls, and possibly even sensible things, while the other has the Stranger contend that the forms (τὸ παντελῶς ὄν) must be granted a qualified sense of motion. By weaving together the strengths of these two interpretations and focusing on lines 249a4–b3, I attempt to demonstrate that, like in the Children’s Plea, it is possible to reconcile both views: the Stranger attributes motion to the forms while simultaneously criticising the scope of the Gods’ ontology. The upshot is a dynamic and all-inclusive ontology, neither party having reasons to uphold their exclusive stances.
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by Carlo Altini, Laura Busetto, Jaka Makuc, Ivan Quartesan, Camilla De Simone, Giulio Greco, Davide Pilotto, Giambattista Formica, Lorenzo Pompeo, Cesare Simone Astorino, Flavia Ferrigno, Marco Vorcelli, Anita Merlini, and Elena Albanese Programma del convegno
IPS Theôria as Cognition in Plato, 24-26 May 2023
16th London Ancient Science Conference, 15-17 Febbraio, 2023
International Festival of Philosophy, Ischia, 22-24 Settembre 2022
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