Aristotle's Metaphysics Beta Contributor(s): Crubellier, Michel (Editor), Laks, André (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0199546770 ISBN-13: 9780199546770 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $118.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2009 Annotation: Nine leading scholars of ancient philosophy from Europe, the UK, and North America offer a systematic study of Book Beta of Aristotle's Metaphysics. The work takes the form of a series of aporiai or "difficulties" which Aristotle presents as necessary points of engagement for those who wish to attain wisdom. The topics include causation, substance, constitution, properties, predicates, and generally the ontology of both the perishable and the imperishable world. Each contributor discusses one or two of these aporiai in sequence: the result is a discursive commentary on this seminal text of Western philosophy. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical - Philosophy | Metaphysics |
Dewey: 185 |
Series: Symposium Aristotelicum |
Physical Information: 1" H x 6.4" W x 9.3" (1.35 lbs) 306 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
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Publisher Description: Nine leading scholars of ancient philosophy from Europe, the UK, and North America offer a systematic study of Book Beta of Aristotle's Metaphysics. The work takes the form of a series of aporiai or difficulties which Aristotle presents as necessary points of engagement for those who wish to attain wisdom. The topics include causation, substance, constitution, properties, predicates, and generally the ontology of both the perishable and the imperishable world. Each contributor discusses one or two of these aporiai in sequence: the result is a discursive commentary on this seminal text of Western philosophy. |