Philosophical Usage of the History of Philosophy – A Proposal for a Functional Typology

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Published: Sep 19, 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13153/diam.49.2016.920
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history of philosophy, philosophical reception of philosophy, Aristotle, Metaphysics A, Aristotle's reception of pre-Socratic philosophy

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Maria Marcinkowska-Rosół
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan

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The article deals with the question of the value of the history of philosophy for philosophical research. In the first part, it proposes a classification of possible functions realized by references to the philosophical tradition in a philosophical treatise. The proposed typology is meant as a practical tool for identifying and comparing the usage of the past in philosophical texts of any historical period. The second part of the paper illustrates how the classification can be employed by applying it to determine the functions of Aristotle’s discussions of the pre-Socratic doctrines in Metaphysics A.

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“Philosophical Usage of the History of Philosophy – A Proposal for a Functional Typology”. 2016. Diametros, no. 49 (September): 50-67. https://doi.org/10.13153/diam.49.2016.920.
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Maria Marcinkowska-Rosół, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan

Maria Marcinkowska-Rosół, dr hab.
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan
Institute of Classical Philology
ul. Fredry 10
Pl-61-701 Poznań
E-mail: marmarro@amu.edu.pl

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“Philosophical Usage of the History of Philosophy – A Proposal for a Functional Typology”. 2016. Diametros, no. 49 (September): 50-67. https://doi.org/10.13153/diam.49.2016.920.
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