[lit-ideas] "Alethic"

  • From: Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx
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  • Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 12:15:59 EST

Oddly, the Greek Lexicon (Liddell/Scott) does not provide the etymology for  
'aletheia'. The OED only recognises 'alethic', a rather ugly neologism (well,  
...) that Grice uses extensively in "Aspects of Reason". It was coined by  
Finnish philosopher Georg Von Wright. I would have thought that 'aletheia' has  
been used frequently enough in English literature to merit an entry in the 
OED,  even.
 
Cheers,
 
JL
 
 
alêth-_eia_ 
(http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/morphindex?lang=greek&lookup=a)lh/qeia&bytepos=6510856&wordcount=1&embed=2&doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057)
 
 [a^l], _hê_ 
(http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/morphindex?lang=greek&lookup=h(&bytepos=6510856&wordcount=1&embed=2&doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057)
 , 
Dor. _alatheia_ 
(http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/morphindex?lang=greek&lookup=a)la/qeia&bytepos=6511143&wordcount=1&embed=2&doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057)
 
 (also  
A. _alatheia__ 
(http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/morphindex?lang=greek&lookup=a)laqei/a_&bytepos=6511223&wordcount=1&embed=2&doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.00
57)  _B.12.204_ 
(http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus:abo:tlg,0199,001:12:204&vers=original&word=a)lh/qeia#word1)
   ); alathea Alc.57 , 
_Theoc.29.1_ 
(http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus:abo:tlg,0005,001:29:1&vers=original&word=a)lh/qeia#word1)
   is neut. pl. of _ala_thês_ 
(http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/morphindex?lang=greek&lookup=a)la_qh/s&byt
epos=6511223&wordcount=1&embed=2&doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057) ; Ep. (and 
Farly Att. acc. to Hdn.Gr._2.454_ 
(http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus:abo:tlg,0005,001:2:454&vers=original&word=a)lh/qeia#word1)
 )  
_alêtheia__ 
(http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/morphindex?lang=greek&lookup=a)lhqei/a_&bytepos=6512378&wordcount=1&embed=2&doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057)
 ; 
Ion. _alêtheiê_ 
(http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/morphindex?lang=greek&lookup=a)lhqei/h&bytepos=6512557&wordcount=1&embed=2&doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057)
 
 : 
I. truth, opp. lie or mere appearance: 


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