Colocation and the Stoic Definition of Blending

Helle, Reier (2022): Colocation and the Stoic Definition of Blending. In: Phronesis - A Journal for Ancient Philosophy, Vol. 67, No. 4: pp. 462-497

Abstract

This paper considers what function-if any-colocation of bodies may have in the Stoic theory of blending (xp&ctc), by examining (i) whether colocation is part of the definition of what blending is;and (2) whether colocation is posited by the Stoics as a requirement necessary for the definition to be satisfied. I reconstruct the standard, Chrysippean definition of blending, and I show that the answer to (i) is `no';further, I argue that the evidence gives no reason to affirm (2). Thus, it appears that colocation does not have a central function in the Stoic theory of blending.

• Item Type: Journal article
• Faculties: Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and Religious Science
• Subjects: 100 Philosophy and Psychology > 100 Philosophy
• ISSN: 0031-8868
• Language: English