Outline and concept


The journal intends to provide a forum for articles in which classical philosophical texts are interpreted by drawing on the resources of modern formal logic. By implementing logical analysis as an instrument of interpretation, the interpretive focus shifts from the more common, purely exegetical approach towards a given text to the systematic reconstruction of a theory encompassing the pertinent issues discussed. Characteristically, such a reconstruction establishes plausible interpretive criteria which make it possible to ascribe to the author a systematic theory in connection with specific issues. Such a theory can then be carefully elucidated and developed further by the means of modern logic. In this way, novel questions can be asked of an author, which are then pursued further within the framework of the established systematic logical reconstruction. On the whole, this approach promises to shed new light on classical texts, making them even more fruitful in dealing with the controversial issues of modern philosophy.


Uwe Meixner, Albert Newen