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Papers by Denis O'Brien

Research paper thumbnail of La définition du son dans le Timée de Platon - 1997

STUDIES IN PLATO AND THE PLATONIC TRADITION. Essays Presented to John Whittaker., 1997

Research paper thumbnail of Obituary: The Revd Dr Christopher Armstrong

Longer version of Church Times 08 October 2021

Research paper thumbnail of To Be and Not To Be in Plato's Sophist - (Full Version) - (2019)

The published version of this text will be found in Barry David (ed.), Passionate Mind, Essays in... more The published version of this text will be found in Barry David (ed.), Passionate Mind, Essays in Honor of John M. Rist, Academia Verlag, Baden-Baden, Germany, 2019, pp. 93-136.

Research paper thumbnail of To Be and Not To Be in Plato's Sophist - (Summary) - (2019)

Research paper thumbnail of Aristotle's theory of movement - (1997)

Proceedings of the Boston area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy, 1995

Research paper thumbnail of Non-being in Parmenides, Plato and Plotinus

Modern thinkers and ancient thinkers - The Stanley Victor Keeling memorial lectures, 1993

Research paper thumbnail of Empedocles' mountain path (fr. 24): the perils of a metaphor

Elenchos 2017, 38(1-2), p. 1-22. [ I am glad to be able to offer readers of Academia.edu a version of the article printed in a format not very different from the beautiful format traditionally associated with the journal since its foundation by Gabriele Giannantoni nearly forty years ago.]

Recent attempts at giving meaning to Empedocles' enigmatic metaphor of a 'pathway' and 'summits' ... more Recent attempts at giving meaning to Empedocles' enigmatic metaphor of a 'pathway' and 'summits' (fr. 24) suffer from weaknesses logical no less than philological. Contrary theses do not have to be contradictory. Does Empedocles express a preference for 'summits' as opposed to a 'pathway', or for a 'pathway' as opposed to 'summits'? Very possibly neither. The context in which the two verses are quoted points rather to a graceful peroration. However many 'summits' there may have been on the way, the traveller has to complete his journey. However many the fascinating topics Cleombrotus has spoken of, he has to know how to bring his speech, his 'path of words', to a successful conclusion.

Research paper thumbnail of Plato the Pythagorean. A critical study of Kenneth Sayre - (2009)

The International Journal of the Platonic Tradition, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of Plotin : la question du mal - (2009)

Research paper thumbnail of Parménide 6 - (1987)

Études sur Parménide, Tome I, Le Poème de Parménide, texte, traduction, essai critique par D. O'Brien en collaboration avec J. Frère pour la traduction française, Paris : J. Vrin, 1987, 1987

Research paper thumbnail of A Comment on John Palmer, ‘Elemental Change in Empedocles’ - (2017)

Research paper thumbnail of The Stranger's 'Farewell' (258 E 6-259 A 1) - (2011)

Research paper thumbnail of Plotinus on Evil: Proclus and the Author of 'The divine names' - (2017)

Research paper thumbnail of Parménide 5 - (1987)

Études sur Parménide, Tome I, Le Poème de Parménide, texte, traduction, essai critique par D. O'Brien en collaboration avec J. Frère pour la traduction française, Paris : J. Vrin, 1987., 1987

Research paper thumbnail of Parménide 4 - (1987)

Études sur Parménide, Tome I, Le Poème de Parménide, texte, traduction, essai critique par D. O'Brien en collaboration avec J. Frère pour la traduction française, Paris : J. Vrin, 1987., 1987

Research paper thumbnail of Empedocles on the identity of the elements - (2016)

Elenchos, XXXVII, 2016, Fasc. 1-2, p. 5-32., 2016

Research paper thumbnail of Parménide 3 - (1987)

Études sur Parménide, Tome I, Le Poème de Parménide, texte, traduction, essai critique par D. O'Brien en collaboration avec J. Frère pour la traduction française, Paris : J. Vrin, 1987., 1987

Research paper thumbnail of Democritus: Weight and size - Introduction - Résumé en français - (1981).pdf

in Theories of weight in the ancient world, volume one, Democritus: Weight and size, 1981., 1981

Research paper thumbnail of Parménide 2 - fragments 7 à 15a - (1987)

Études sur Parménide, Tome I, Le Poème de Parménide, texte, traduction, essai critique par D. O'Brien en collaboration avec J. Frère pour la traduction française, Paris : J. Vrin, 1987., 1987

Research paper thumbnail of Die Aristophanes-Rede in Symposion: der Empedokleische Hintergrund und seine philosophische Bedeutung - (2002)

Platon als Mythologe, Neue Interpretationen zu den Mythen in Platons Dialogen, ed. M. Janke, C. Schäfer, 2002, p. 176-193., 2002

Research paper thumbnail of La définition du son dans le Timée de Platon - 1997

STUDIES IN PLATO AND THE PLATONIC TRADITION. Essays Presented to John Whittaker., 1997

Research paper thumbnail of Obituary: The Revd Dr Christopher Armstrong

Longer version of Church Times 08 October 2021

Research paper thumbnail of To Be and Not To Be in Plato's Sophist - (Full Version) - (2019)

The published version of this text will be found in Barry David (ed.), Passionate Mind, Essays in... more The published version of this text will be found in Barry David (ed.), Passionate Mind, Essays in Honor of John M. Rist, Academia Verlag, Baden-Baden, Germany, 2019, pp. 93-136.

Research paper thumbnail of To Be and Not To Be in Plato's Sophist - (Summary) - (2019)

Research paper thumbnail of Aristotle's theory of movement - (1997)

Proceedings of the Boston area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy, 1995

Research paper thumbnail of Non-being in Parmenides, Plato and Plotinus

Modern thinkers and ancient thinkers - The Stanley Victor Keeling memorial lectures, 1993

Research paper thumbnail of Empedocles' mountain path (fr. 24): the perils of a metaphor

Elenchos 2017, 38(1-2), p. 1-22. [ I am glad to be able to offer readers of Academia.edu a version of the article printed in a format not very different from the beautiful format traditionally associated with the journal since its foundation by Gabriele Giannantoni nearly forty years ago.]

Recent attempts at giving meaning to Empedocles' enigmatic metaphor of a 'pathway' and 'summits' ... more Recent attempts at giving meaning to Empedocles' enigmatic metaphor of a 'pathway' and 'summits' (fr. 24) suffer from weaknesses logical no less than philological. Contrary theses do not have to be contradictory. Does Empedocles express a preference for 'summits' as opposed to a 'pathway', or for a 'pathway' as opposed to 'summits'? Very possibly neither. The context in which the two verses are quoted points rather to a graceful peroration. However many 'summits' there may have been on the way, the traveller has to complete his journey. However many the fascinating topics Cleombrotus has spoken of, he has to know how to bring his speech, his 'path of words', to a successful conclusion.

Research paper thumbnail of Plato the Pythagorean. A critical study of Kenneth Sayre - (2009)

The International Journal of the Platonic Tradition, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of Plotin : la question du mal - (2009)

Research paper thumbnail of Parménide 6 - (1987)

Études sur Parménide, Tome I, Le Poème de Parménide, texte, traduction, essai critique par D. O'Brien en collaboration avec J. Frère pour la traduction française, Paris : J. Vrin, 1987, 1987

Research paper thumbnail of A Comment on John Palmer, ‘Elemental Change in Empedocles’ - (2017)

Research paper thumbnail of The Stranger's 'Farewell' (258 E 6-259 A 1) - (2011)

Research paper thumbnail of Plotinus on Evil: Proclus and the Author of 'The divine names' - (2017)

Research paper thumbnail of Parménide 5 - (1987)

Études sur Parménide, Tome I, Le Poème de Parménide, texte, traduction, essai critique par D. O'Brien en collaboration avec J. Frère pour la traduction française, Paris : J. Vrin, 1987., 1987

Research paper thumbnail of Parménide 4 - (1987)

Études sur Parménide, Tome I, Le Poème de Parménide, texte, traduction, essai critique par D. O'Brien en collaboration avec J. Frère pour la traduction française, Paris : J. Vrin, 1987., 1987

Research paper thumbnail of Empedocles on the identity of the elements - (2016)

Elenchos, XXXVII, 2016, Fasc. 1-2, p. 5-32., 2016

Research paper thumbnail of Parménide 3 - (1987)

Études sur Parménide, Tome I, Le Poème de Parménide, texte, traduction, essai critique par D. O'Brien en collaboration avec J. Frère pour la traduction française, Paris : J. Vrin, 1987., 1987

Research paper thumbnail of Democritus: Weight and size - Introduction - Résumé en français - (1981).pdf

in Theories of weight in the ancient world, volume one, Democritus: Weight and size, 1981., 1981

Research paper thumbnail of Parménide 2 - fragments 7 à 15a - (1987)

Études sur Parménide, Tome I, Le Poème de Parménide, texte, traduction, essai critique par D. O'Brien en collaboration avec J. Frère pour la traduction française, Paris : J. Vrin, 1987., 1987

Research paper thumbnail of Die Aristophanes-Rede in Symposion: der Empedokleische Hintergrund und seine philosophische Bedeutung - (2002)

Platon als Mythologe, Neue Interpretationen zu den Mythen in Platons Dialogen, ed. M. Janke, C. Schäfer, 2002, p. 176-193., 2002