Aristotle's Theory of Substance: The Categories and Metaphysics Zeta

ISBN-13: 9780199253081 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 496 str.

Michael V. Wedin

Opis

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.

Recenzje

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.'

O autorze

Michael Wedin is Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Davis.