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Papers by Melina G . Mouzala
Peitho. Examina Antiqua, 2016
This paper analyzes and explains certain parts of Syrianus’s Commentary on book M of Aristotle’s ... more This paper analyzes and explains certain parts of Syrianus’s Commentary on book M of Aristotle’s Metaphysics, which details Syrianus’s response to Aristotle’s attack against the Platonic position of the separate existence of numbers. Syrianus defends the separate existence not only of eidetic but also of mathematical numbers, following a line of argumentation which involves a hylomorphic approach to the latter. He proceeds with an analysis of the mathematical number into matter and form, but his interpretation entails that form is the constituent of number, which has the status and role of a Platonic Form. This solution allows him not only to explain and justify the unity of number, but also to apply the Platonic thesis of the separate existence of numbers, to the mathematical or monadic numbers themselves. It also betrays its tendency to combine theses of the Platonic Ontology with fundamental Aristotelian doctrines.
The business area requires the presence of Supply Chain services, to respond to the constantly ev... more The business area requires the presence of Supply Chain services, to respond to the constantly evolving requirements. Supply chains are dynamic networks that include a continuous flow of processes, starting with the supplier and ending with the customer. For effective supply chain management, a conceptual understanding of the knowledge underlying this field is of utmost importance. On the other hand, ontologies are considered one of the most appropriate ways of representing knowledge and valuable tools for decision-making situations. The purpose of this paper is to present an ontology created to identify the common concepts of supply chain management systems, with the ultimate goal of supporting and promoting Natural Language Processing technologies through the representation of terminological knowledge for this specific field.
of the sanitary restrictions and measures imposed by the majority of governments, including the s... more of the sanitary restrictions and measures imposed by the majority of governments, including the suspension of the Universities and flights between the countries, as conference organizer, I was compelled to postpone the physical event and to proceed with its virtual implementation. The main aim of the conference was to present different interpretive approaches to Ancient Greek Dialectic, as method, practice, activity, and generally as form of philosophical enquiry, through the investigation of its use, development, and reception by different philosophers in different periods during the history of philosophy. An equally important aim of the conference was to gain a thorough understanding of the value of Ancient Greek Dialectic and its overall contribution to the intellectual empowerment, independence, and autonomy of man with relation to the conditions of one's life and the relationships with other people, both at a personal and socio-political level, as well as the relationship with oneself. A conference in normal circumstances is a kind of spiritual celebration and it can provide the opportunity for both fruitful communication and reflection. Furthermore, there is the hopeful expectation that something from its atmosphere will be illustrated in the volume which constitutes its output. But in the difficult conditions of COVID-19 that we have all experienced for three years now, a volume based on a vivid and stimulating conference of ancient philosophy can also be seen as a stable source of strength and hope and a kind of psychic support and healing both for those who participated and contributed to the collective work that arose from it, as well as the attendees and readers. This dimension is further reinforced, given that the topic of the volume and the conference is "Ancient Greek Dialectic and Its Reception". Dialectic is the vehicle through which ancient Greek culture established a determinate relationship between political freedom and philosophy, while precisely those aspects of socio-political life, freedom of thought and expression, boosted its development and improved its use, as argued by
Peitho. Examina Antiqua, 2013
This paper presents Aristotle’s method of understanding the first principles of natural things in... more This paper presents Aristotle’s method of understanding the first principles of natural things in the Physics I.1 and analyzes the three stages of which this method consists. In the Physics I.1, Aristotle suggests that the natural proper route which one has to follow in order to find out the first principles of natural things is to proceed from what is clearer and more knowable to us to what is more knowable and clear by nature. In the Physics I.1, the terms καθόλου (universal) and καθ΄ ἕκαστα (particular) are not used in their usual meaning (e.g., the meaning which the same terms have in the Posterior Analytics I. 2). This paper examines the Physics I.1 in comparison with the Posterior Analytics II. 19 in order to elucidate the meaning of καθόλου in the first chapter of Aristotle’s Physics. Furthermore, it reaches the conclusion that the structure of the natural world to which we belong determines the structure and the form of our knowledge. On the one hand, natural things are comp...
Aristotle's Physics II.1, is the core of the philosopher's theory of nature since he presents the... more Aristotle's Physics II.1, is the core of the philosopher's theory of nature since he presents there the definitions and the different connotations of the term φύσις. A thorny issue discussed by most of the ancient commentators of Aristotle's Physics as well as by modern scholars, is whether nature is to be considered as an active or passive principle of change and cessation. Simplicius, one of the most famous commentators of Aristotle, has a significant theory on the role of nature as principle and cause. Some scholars take it for granted that Simplicius believes that Aristotle generally means nature as a passive principle. In this paper, I argue that Simplicius' exegesis of what kind of principle and cause nature is, in his comments on Physics II.1-3, prove that his interpretation of the Aristotelian nature is not unidimensional, but multifaceted. Sometimes he interprets nature as passive, sometimes as active and sometimes as both an active and passive principle; his perspective depending on the ontological context in which nature is in each case placed and investigated.
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY
Heidegger, in his analysis of Plato's Sophist,¹ points out that "the sixth definition of the soph... more Heidegger, in his analysis of Plato's Sophist,¹ points out that "the sixth definition of the sophist always struck commentators as ac onsideration lying outside the framework of the previous definitions" mainlyb ecause "they werea taloss to see how this definition could be brought into the framework of the dichotomies".² He also believes that "if one understands thepreparatory definitionstobeconnected through Plato'ssupposed concern with building aconceptual pyramid, then indeed it will be difficult to fit the sixth definition among theo thers".³ If we were readyt oa dopt this view in an unexamined way, the consequencew ould be to take for granted ag ap or ad iscontinuity between the first five definitionsa nd the sixth. The aim of this paper is to draw al ine of interpretation thatc laims that when the fifth definition places the emphasis on logos (λόγος), it pavest he wayt ot he sixth; logos is ah uman characteristic which brings to the fore and realizes the manifestation of all thinking and specificallyofcontroversies and disputationsi nw hich our thought is involved and expressed. The same subject is reserved and developed in the sixth definition. Moreover,m ya im is to show that the sixth definition, apart from the explicit discussion of purification or cathartic dialectic,a ctually thematizes division itself.B ased on Proclus' interpretation of eristic in the Sophist,Iwill show that the notion of communion (κοινωνία)i si mplicitlyexamined for the first time in thedialogue within the sixth definition of the sophist,wheret he Sophistic and the Socratic dialectic are commingled. Finally, I maintaint hatf rom the analysis of thec rucial passage2 30 b-d, we can infer Throughout this paper,Ifollow the translation by White(1993) as ag eneral outline.
The Conference will focus on the mechamisms, cognitive, emotional, psychic, in generall, or psych... more The Conference will focus on the mechamisms, cognitive, emotional, psychic, in generall, or psychosomatic , neurological and neurobiological through which cognition is achieved. We host papers that will focus on the interaction between soul and body, or intellect and emotions, during the process of cognition. The Conference will include important issues and participations that will approach the subject from the perspective of neurosciences. The papers are representative of different philosophers and periods, from pro-Platonic and Classical Antiquity to Late Antiquity.
The Conference will focus on the mechamisms, cognitive, emotional, psychic, in generall, or psych... more The Conference will focus on the mechamisms, cognitive, emotional, psychic, in generall, or psychosomatic , neurological and neurobiological through which cognition is achieved. We host papers that will focus on the interaction between soul and body, or intellect and emotions, during the process of cognition. The Conference will include important issues and participations that will approach the subject from the perspective of neurosciences. The papers are representative of different philosophers and periods, from pro-Platonic and Classical Antiquity to Late Antiquity.
Our aim in this paper is to interpret elenchus as it is described within the sixth definition of ... more Our aim in this paper is to interpret elenchus as it is described within the sixth definition of the sophist (230b1-e3), by investigating the division of the vices of the soul (227d9ff) as well as the special type of ignorance which is called amathia, through a perspective which combines the Platonic doctrine of the tripartite soul with Socratic intellectualism.
Peitho. Examina Antiqua, 2016
This paper analyzes and explains certain parts of Syrianus’s Commentary on book M of Aristotle’s ... more This paper analyzes and explains certain parts of Syrianus’s Commentary on book M of Aristotle’s Metaphysics, which details Syrianus’s response to Aristotle’s attack against the Platonic position of the separate existence of numbers. Syrianus defends the separate existence not only of eidetic but also of mathematical numbers, following a line of argumentation which involves a hylomorphic approach to the latter. He proceeds with an analysis of the mathematical number into matter and form, but his interpretation entails that form is the constituent of number, which has the status and role of a Platonic Form. This solution allows him not only to explain and justify the unity of number, but also to apply the Platonic thesis of the separate existence of numbers, to the mathematical or monadic numbers themselves. It also betrays its tendency to combine theses of the Platonic Ontology with fundamental Aristotelian doctrines.
The business area requires the presence of Supply Chain services, to respond to the constantly ev... more The business area requires the presence of Supply Chain services, to respond to the constantly evolving requirements. Supply chains are dynamic networks that include a continuous flow of processes, starting with the supplier and ending with the customer. For effective supply chain management, a conceptual understanding of the knowledge underlying this field is of utmost importance. On the other hand, ontologies are considered one of the most appropriate ways of representing knowledge and valuable tools for decision-making situations. The purpose of this paper is to present an ontology created to identify the common concepts of supply chain management systems, with the ultimate goal of supporting and promoting Natural Language Processing technologies through the representation of terminological knowledge for this specific field.
of the sanitary restrictions and measures imposed by the majority of governments, including the s... more of the sanitary restrictions and measures imposed by the majority of governments, including the suspension of the Universities and flights between the countries, as conference organizer, I was compelled to postpone the physical event and to proceed with its virtual implementation. The main aim of the conference was to present different interpretive approaches to Ancient Greek Dialectic, as method, practice, activity, and generally as form of philosophical enquiry, through the investigation of its use, development, and reception by different philosophers in different periods during the history of philosophy. An equally important aim of the conference was to gain a thorough understanding of the value of Ancient Greek Dialectic and its overall contribution to the intellectual empowerment, independence, and autonomy of man with relation to the conditions of one's life and the relationships with other people, both at a personal and socio-political level, as well as the relationship with oneself. A conference in normal circumstances is a kind of spiritual celebration and it can provide the opportunity for both fruitful communication and reflection. Furthermore, there is the hopeful expectation that something from its atmosphere will be illustrated in the volume which constitutes its output. But in the difficult conditions of COVID-19 that we have all experienced for three years now, a volume based on a vivid and stimulating conference of ancient philosophy can also be seen as a stable source of strength and hope and a kind of psychic support and healing both for those who participated and contributed to the collective work that arose from it, as well as the attendees and readers. This dimension is further reinforced, given that the topic of the volume and the conference is "Ancient Greek Dialectic and Its Reception". Dialectic is the vehicle through which ancient Greek culture established a determinate relationship between political freedom and philosophy, while precisely those aspects of socio-political life, freedom of thought and expression, boosted its development and improved its use, as argued by
Peitho. Examina Antiqua, 2013
This paper presents Aristotle’s method of understanding the first principles of natural things in... more This paper presents Aristotle’s method of understanding the first principles of natural things in the Physics I.1 and analyzes the three stages of which this method consists. In the Physics I.1, Aristotle suggests that the natural proper route which one has to follow in order to find out the first principles of natural things is to proceed from what is clearer and more knowable to us to what is more knowable and clear by nature. In the Physics I.1, the terms καθόλου (universal) and καθ΄ ἕκαστα (particular) are not used in their usual meaning (e.g., the meaning which the same terms have in the Posterior Analytics I. 2). This paper examines the Physics I.1 in comparison with the Posterior Analytics II. 19 in order to elucidate the meaning of καθόλου in the first chapter of Aristotle’s Physics. Furthermore, it reaches the conclusion that the structure of the natural world to which we belong determines the structure and the form of our knowledge. On the one hand, natural things are comp...
Aristotle's Physics II.1, is the core of the philosopher's theory of nature since he presents the... more Aristotle's Physics II.1, is the core of the philosopher's theory of nature since he presents there the definitions and the different connotations of the term φύσις. A thorny issue discussed by most of the ancient commentators of Aristotle's Physics as well as by modern scholars, is whether nature is to be considered as an active or passive principle of change and cessation. Simplicius, one of the most famous commentators of Aristotle, has a significant theory on the role of nature as principle and cause. Some scholars take it for granted that Simplicius believes that Aristotle generally means nature as a passive principle. In this paper, I argue that Simplicius' exegesis of what kind of principle and cause nature is, in his comments on Physics II.1-3, prove that his interpretation of the Aristotelian nature is not unidimensional, but multifaceted. Sometimes he interprets nature as passive, sometimes as active and sometimes as both an active and passive principle; his perspective depending on the ontological context in which nature is in each case placed and investigated.
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY
Heidegger, in his analysis of Plato's Sophist,¹ points out that "the sixth definition of the soph... more Heidegger, in his analysis of Plato's Sophist,¹ points out that "the sixth definition of the sophist always struck commentators as ac onsideration lying outside the framework of the previous definitions" mainlyb ecause "they werea taloss to see how this definition could be brought into the framework of the dichotomies".² He also believes that "if one understands thepreparatory definitionstobeconnected through Plato'ssupposed concern with building aconceptual pyramid, then indeed it will be difficult to fit the sixth definition among theo thers".³ If we were readyt oa dopt this view in an unexamined way, the consequencew ould be to take for granted ag ap or ad iscontinuity between the first five definitionsa nd the sixth. The aim of this paper is to draw al ine of interpretation thatc laims that when the fifth definition places the emphasis on logos (λόγος), it pavest he wayt ot he sixth; logos is ah uman characteristic which brings to the fore and realizes the manifestation of all thinking and specificallyofcontroversies and disputationsi nw hich our thought is involved and expressed. The same subject is reserved and developed in the sixth definition. Moreover,m ya im is to show that the sixth definition, apart from the explicit discussion of purification or cathartic dialectic,a ctually thematizes division itself.B ased on Proclus' interpretation of eristic in the Sophist,Iwill show that the notion of communion (κοινωνία)i si mplicitlyexamined for the first time in thedialogue within the sixth definition of the sophist,wheret he Sophistic and the Socratic dialectic are commingled. Finally, I maintaint hatf rom the analysis of thec rucial passage2 30 b-d, we can infer Throughout this paper,Ifollow the translation by White(1993) as ag eneral outline.
The Conference will focus on the mechamisms, cognitive, emotional, psychic, in generall, or psych... more The Conference will focus on the mechamisms, cognitive, emotional, psychic, in generall, or psychosomatic , neurological and neurobiological through which cognition is achieved. We host papers that will focus on the interaction between soul and body, or intellect and emotions, during the process of cognition. The Conference will include important issues and participations that will approach the subject from the perspective of neurosciences. The papers are representative of different philosophers and periods, from pro-Platonic and Classical Antiquity to Late Antiquity.
The Conference will focus on the mechamisms, cognitive, emotional, psychic, in generall, or psych... more The Conference will focus on the mechamisms, cognitive, emotional, psychic, in generall, or psychosomatic , neurological and neurobiological through which cognition is achieved. We host papers that will focus on the interaction between soul and body, or intellect and emotions, during the process of cognition. The Conference will include important issues and participations that will approach the subject from the perspective of neurosciences. The papers are representative of different philosophers and periods, from pro-Platonic and Classical Antiquity to Late Antiquity.
Our aim in this paper is to interpret elenchus as it is described within the sixth definition of ... more Our aim in this paper is to interpret elenchus as it is described within the sixth definition of the sophist (230b1-e3), by investigating the division of the vices of the soul (227d9ff) as well as the special type of ignorance which is called amathia, through a perspective which combines the Platonic doctrine of the tripartite soul with Socratic intellectualism.