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The Verb 'Be' in Ancient Greek
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The Verb 'Be' in Ancient Greek Hardcover - 2003

by Charles H. Kahn


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A reprint, with new introductory essay, of the D. Reidel edition of 1973.

This reissue of Charles Kahn's classic work includes a substantial new introductory essay, which presents a reformulation of the theory of syntactic and semantic unity for the system of uses of the verb be in Greek (conceived primarily as a verb of predication), and hence a defense of the conceptual unity for the notion of Being in Greek philosophy.

The book offers a systematic description of the use and grammar of the verb to be in Ancient Greek, before the philosophers took it over to express the central concepts in Greek logic and metaphysics. Evidence is taken primarily from Homer but supplemented by specimens from classical Attic prose. Topics discussed include the original status of the verb in Indo-European, as well as the logical and syntactic relations among copula, existential, and veridical uses.

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  • Title The Verb 'Be' in Ancient Greek
  • Author Charles H. Kahn
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 544
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Hackett Publishing Company
  • Date 2003
  • ISBN 9780872206441 / 0872206440
  • Weight 2.06 lbs (0.93 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.38 x 6.25 x 1.3 in (23.83 x 15.88 x 3.30 cm)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003044960
  • Dewey Decimal Code 485

About the author

Charles H. Kahn is Professor of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania.

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