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7Distinguishing Normative Reasons in Logins’ Erotetic TheoryEthical Perspectives 30 (3): 251-267. 2023.We examine Logins’ (2022) erotetic view of normative reasons, specifically focusing on his distinction between normative reasoning reasons and normative explanatory reasons. A normative reasoning reason forms the content of a premise in reasoning or argument, while an explanatory reason is unsuitable for such a role. Logins considers this distinction to be robust and irreducible. Logins attempts to establish the distinction by appealing to specific examples where the roles diverge. We argue that…Read more
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73Species and Genus as Mutual Parts in Aristotle: a Hylomorphic AccountMéthexis 36 (1): 7-31. 2024.A genus contains its species, and the species implies its genus. Does it mean that the species is a part of the genus and also the genus is a part of the species? But how can they be part of each other without being identical? In the context of kinds, in what sense is ‘part’ applicable? We argue that for Aristotle, a species and its genus are mutual parts, standing in different parthood relations to each other, viz. the genus is a prior part of its species, while the species is a posterior part …Read more
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5Aristotelis. Runas māksla — rētorika. Otrais, labotais un papildinātais izdevums. (2nd ed.)LU Akadēmiskais apgāds. 2023.The translation of Aristotle's "Rhetoric" from Ancient Greek was developed over many years by classical philologists at the University of Latvia, together with specialists in Baltic philology and ancient philosophy. The translation is innovative: it does not use internationalisms, only Latvian vocabulary. Helpful for the reader is the glossary of key terms. The translation is supplemented by academic commentaries and articles.
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131In his Metaphysics Δ 25, 1023b24–5 Aristotle juxtaposes 'to genos tou eidous meros' and 'to eidos tou genous meros' by saying that the genus is a part of the form in a different way (allōs) than the form is a part of the genus. The author of the article considers how to interpret the word 'allōs' and argues for the idea that the contrast marked by 'allōs' reveals two different meanings of 'meros', in each case expressing a different relation of parthood.
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4There is a perplexing sentence in Rh. III 2, 1404b37–1405a2, which seems to imply that technical terms synōnyma and, by analogy, homōnyma are used differently in different contexts, i.e. in the Rhetoric these terms pertain to words, but in the Categories they designate things. Thus, it creates the impression that Aristotle has changed his mind with respect to the meaning of these terms. The interpretation, which is offered by the majority of translators and commentators, appears to embrace this …Read more
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2PlatonsNacionālā Enciklopēdija (Elektroniskais Izdevums). 2019.Encyclopaedia entry on Plato in Latvian.
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5SokratsNacionālā Enciklopēdija (Elektroniskais Izdevums). 2020.Encyclopaedia entry on Socrates in Latvian.
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AristotelisNacionālā Enciklopēdija (Elektroniskais Izdevums). 2019.Encyclopaedia entry on Aristotle in Latvian.
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489The Form is Not a Proper Part in Aristotle’s Metaphysics Z.17, 1041b11–33Metaphysics 1 (1): 75-87. 2018.When Aristotle argues at the Metaphysics Z.17, 1041b11–33 that a whole, which is not a heap, contains ‘something else’, i.e. the form, besides the elements, it is not clear whether or not the form is a proper part of the whole. I defend the claim that the form is not a proper part within the context of the relevant passage, since the whole is divided into elements, not into elements and the form. Different divisions determine different senses of ‘part’, and thus the form is not a part in the sam…Read more
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University of LatviaDocent (Part-time)
Riga, Latvia
Areas of Specialization
Aristotle: Metaphysics |
Areas of Interest
Aristotle: Metaphysics |
Aristotle: Logic and Philosophy of Language |
Substance |
Ontology |