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- Seller Notes
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- Title
- Aristotle's Theory of Substance
- Signed
- Yes
- Inscribed
- Yes
- Subjects
- Philosophy
- Topic
- Beliefs
- Book Title
- Aristotle's Theory of Substance
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- 2000s
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
019823855X
ISBN-13
9780198238553
eBay Product ID (ePID)
7038260294
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
496 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Aristotle's Theory of Substance : the Categories and Metaphysics Zeta
Subject
History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Metaphysics
Publication Year
2000
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Philosophy
Series
Oxford Aristotle Studies
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
30 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
00-708880
Reviews
... scrupulous analyses of individual texts ... Wedin's book deserves an honoured place in the literature on Aristotle's metaphysics., ''Michael Wedin has written the equivalent for Aristotle of what biblical scholars would call a "harmony of the gospels." It is a wonderfully rich and argumentatively dense reconstruction of Aristotle's two most important treatises on substance, the Categories and Metaphysics Zeta, works thatmany of our most able Aristotle scholars have declared irreconcilable. . . . Both the magisterial scope of this fine book and its rich detail are worthy of the great treatises it examines. Since Wedin works out his own positions with explicit and detailed reference to some of the most carefulrecent scholarship on these works, his book will no doubt be subjected to intense scrutiny and thorough debate. It deserves nothing less.''Gareth B. Matthews, Journal of the History of Philosophy, 'Wedin's conclusions will be of particular interest not only to scholarsdirectly engaged with the question of the compatibility of the Categories andthe Metaphysics, but also to those interested in the role of casual explanationin Aristotle's metaphysical project.'Ian Bell, Department of Philosophy, University of Richmond, 'it is clear that this is an important book ... Wedin has given us a careful, detailed, and insightful analysis of Zeta that will amply repay the careful study it demands.'Ian Bell, Department of Philosophy, University of Richmond, 'The book will hold considerable appeal not only for Aristotelian scholarsbut also for analytically trained metaphysicians with an interest in Aristotle.There is also to be found astute criticism of some leading alternativeinterpretations of these texts.'Ian Bell, Department of Philosophy, University of Richmond, 'Wedin's conclusions will be of particular interest not only to scholars directly engaged with the question of the compatibility of the Categories and the Metaphysics, but also to those interested in the role of casual explanation in Aristotle's metaphysical project.'Ian Bell, Department of Philosophy, University of Richmond, 'The book will hold considerable appeal not only for Aristotelian scholars but also for analytically trained metaphysicians with an interest in Aristotle. There is also to be found astute criticism of some leading alternative interpretations of these texts.'Ian Bell, Department of Philosophy, University of Richmond, "Michael Wedin has written the equivalent for Aristotle of what biblical scholars would call a 'harmony of the gospels.' It is a wonderfully rich and argumentatively dense reconstruction of Aristotle's two most important treatises on substance, the Categories and Metaphysics Zeta, works that many of our most able Aristotle scholars have declared irreconcilable....Both the magisterial scope of this fine book and its rich detail are worthy of the great treatises it examines. Since Wedin works out his own positions with explicit and detailed reference to some of the most careful recent scholarship on these works, his book will no doubt be subjected to intense scrutiny and thorough debate. It deserves nothing less."--Journal of the History of Philosophy, 'This contribution to the literature on Aristotle's account of substanceis valuable for a number of reasons. Wedin's thesis is both important andintrinsically plausible, whether or not one ultimately agrees with it.'Ian Bell, Department of Philosophy, University of Richmond, "Michael Wedin has written the equivalent for Aristotle of what biblical scholars would call a 'harmony of the gospels.' It is a wonderfully rich and argumentatively dense reconstruction of Aristotle's two most important treatises on substance, the Categories and Metaphysics Zeta, works that many of our most able Aristotle scholars have declared irreconcilable....Both the magisterial scope of this fine book and its rich detail are worthy of the great treatises it examines. Since Wedin works out his own positions with explicit and detailed reference to some of the most careful recent scholarship on these works, his book will no doubt be subjected to intense scrutiny and thorough debate. It deserves nothing less."-- Journal of the History of Philosophy, 'This contribution to the literature on Aristotle's account of substance is valuable for a number of reasons. Wedin's thesis is both important and intrinsically plausible, whether or not one ultimately agrees with it.'Ian Bell, Department of Philosophy, University of Richmond
eBook Format
netLibrary
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
111/.1/092
Table Of Content
Introduction; I. The Plan of the Categories; II. Nonsubstantial Individuals; III. Commitment and Configuration in the Categories; IV. Tales of the Two Treatises; V. The Structure and Substance of Substance; VI. Form as Essence; VII. Zeta 6 on the Immediacy of Form; VIII. The Purification of Form; IX. Generality and Compositionality; X. Form and Explanation; Bibliography; Indexes.
Synopsis
Michael Wedin argues against the prevailing notion that Aristotle's views on the nature of reality are fundamentally inconsistent. According to Wedin's new interpretation, the difference between the early theory of the Categories and the later theory of the Metaphysics reflects the fact that Aristotle is engaged in quite different projects in the two works--the earlier focusing on ontology, and the later on explanation., Aristotle's views on the fundamental nature of reality are usually taken to be inconsistent. The two main sources for these views are the Categories and the central books of the Metaphysics, particularly book Zeta. In the early theory of the Categories the basic entities of the world are concrete objects such as Socrates: Aristotle calls them 'primary substances'. But the later theory awards this title to the forms of concrete objects. Michael Wedin proposes a compatibilist solution to this long-standing puzzle, arguing that Aristotle is engaged in quite different projects in the two works. The theory of Metaphysics Zeta is meant to explain central features of the standing doctrine of the Categories, and so presupposes the essential truth of the early theory. The Categories offers a theory of underlying ontological configurations, while book Zeta gives form the status of primary substance because it is primarily the form of a concrete object that explains its nature, and this form is the substance of the object. So when the late theory identifies primary substance with form, it appeals to an explanatory primacy that is quite distinct from the ontological primacy that dominates the Categories. Wedin's new interpretation thus allows us to see the two treatises as complementing rather than contradicting each other: they are parts of a unified theory of substance., Michael Wedin argues against the prevailing view that Aristotle's views on the nature of reality are fundamentally inconsistent. According to Wedin's new interpretation, the difference between the early theory of the Categories and the later theory of the Metaphysics reflects the fact that Aristotle is engaged in quite different projects in the two works: the early theory focuses on ontology, the later theory on explanation.
LC Classification Number
B491.S8W43 2000
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