cutting nature at the joints
Greek translation: κόψιμο της φύσης στις αρθρώσεις
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| cut/carve/cleave divide nature at the joints (Plato) |
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κόψιμο της φύσης στις αρθρώσεις Explanation: ακούγεται λίγο περίεργο μεν... |
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| Reference: cut/carve/cleave divide nature at the joints (Plato) Reference information: What we really want to do is to carve nature at the joints (cf Plato, Phaedrus, 265e), but sometimes the joints for different purposes are in different ... http://forum.philosophynow.org/viewtopic.php?p=6139&sid=f9c1... Plato’s works are written as dialogues, fictional debates, and rightly cautions .... natural language fails to ‘divide nature at the joints’ (Phaedrus). ... doi.wiley.com/10.1002/9780470996362.ch25 |
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