The "Megista Gene" of the "Sophistes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4960239 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J A Philip (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1969 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 89 |
| Publication date | 1969-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Phoenix (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8299 • E-ISSN: 1929-4883 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1086570 |
| OpenAlex | W2323609967 |
| Language | EN |
FIVE COMMON CONCEPTS or megista gene-being, identity, difference, motion and rest-play a key role in the Sophistes.1 They are not an innovation. Allusion is made to them, and to similar concepts, in earlier dialogues. Already in the Phaedo (103E-105C) certain ideas having a mathematical character-equality, oddness, evenness-are recognized not as a special category but as functioning in special ways and having peculiar problems. It is in the Parmenides that we first encounter them as a grouping.2 There Parmenides introduces them as similar ideas
Biology · Computational biology · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Computer Science · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |