Megaric Metaphysics, 2012
By: Bailey, Dominic
Title Megaric Metaphysics
Type Article
Language English
Date 2012
Journal Ancient philosophy
Volume 32
Issue 2
Pages 303-321
Categories no categories
Author(s) Bailey, Dominic
Editor(s)
Translator(s)
Texamine two startling claimsattributed to some philosophers associated with Megara on the Isthmus of Corinth, namely: M1. Something possesses a capacity at t if and onlyif it is exercising that capacity at t. Be M2. One can speak of a thing only by using its own proper logos. In what follows, I will call the conjunction of M1 and M2 ‘Megaricism’.! The lit- erature on ancient philosophy contains several valuable discussions of Ml and M2takenindividually.? Butthere is no discussion of them together, muchless of their logical relations. I intend to remedy that lack, and to show whyit is a lack worth remedying. [p. 303]

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Megaric Metaphysics, 2012
By: Bailey, Dominic
Title Megaric Metaphysics
Type Article
Language English
Date 2012
Journal Ancient philosophy
Volume 32
Issue 2
Pages 303-321
Categories no categories
Author(s) Bailey, Dominic
Editor(s)
Translator(s)
Texamine two startling claimsattributed to some philosophers associated with
Megara on the Isthmus of Corinth, namely:
M1. Something possesses a capacity at t if and onlyif it is
exercising that capacity at t. Be
M2. One can speak of a thing only by using its own proper logos.

In what follows, I will call the conjunction of M1 and M2 ‘Megaricism’.! The lit-
erature on ancient philosophy contains several valuable discussions of Ml and
M2takenindividually.? Butthere is no discussion of them together, muchless of
their logical relations. I intend to remedy that lack, and to show whyit is a lack
worth remedying. [p. 303]

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