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Michael T. Ferejohn

Michael T. Ferejohn

Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
Philosophy
mtf@duke.edu
Duke Box 90743, Durham, NC 27708-0743
201B West Duke Bldg, Durham, NC 27708

Selected Publications

Definition

Chapter · January 1, 2023 In considering the place and importance of definitions in ancient logic,1 the most appropriate point of departure is Aristotle’s commendation at Metaphysics 1.6, 987b1–3 of the historical Socrates (as opposed to the character portrayed in the Platonic dial ... Full text Cite

Knowledge and the Forms in Plato

Chapter · November 30, 2007 Full text Cite

Logical and Physical Inquiries in Aristotle's Metaphysics

Journal Article The Modern Schoolman · 2003 Cite

Cause and Explanation in Ancient Greek Thought (Oxford 1998)

Other The Philosophical Review · April 2002 Cite

The Immediate Premises of Aristotelian Demonstration

Journal Article Ancient Philosophy · 1994 Cite

Matter Definition, and Generation in Aristotle’s Metaphysics

Journal Article Proceedings of the Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy · 1994 Cite

Editors' introduction

Journal Article Synthese · September 1, 1993 Full text Cite

Plato and Aristotle on Negative Predication and Semantic Fragmentation

Journal Article Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie · 1989 Full text Cite

Meno's Paradox and De Re Knowledge in Aristotle's Theory of Demonstration

Journal Article History of Philosophy Quarterly · April 1988 Cite

Of B. Aune, Metaphysics: The Elements

Other The Philosophical Review · January 1988 Cite

Of S. Waterlow, Nature, Change, and Agency

Other Review of Metaphysics · December 1984 Cite

Of S. Waterlow, Passage and Possibility

Other Canadian Philosophical Reviews · October 1984 Cite

Socratic Virtue as the Parts of Itself

Journal Article Philosophy and Phenomenological Research · March 1984 Full text Cite

Definition and the Two Stages of Aristotelian Demonstration

Journal Article Review of Metaphysics · December 1982 Cite

The Unity of Virtue and the Object of Socratic Inquiry

Journal Article Journal of the History of Philosophy · January 1982 Cite

Aristotle on Necessary Truth and Logical Priority

Journal Article American Philosophical Quarterly · October 1981 Cite