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"Aristotelian (or neo-Aristotelian) metaphysics is currently undergoing something of a renaissance. This volume brings together fourteen new essays from leading philosophers who are sympathetic to this conception of metaphysics, which takes its cue from the idea that metaphysics is the first ph...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge ; New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 2012. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"Aristotelian (or neo-Aristotelian) metaphysics is currently undergoing something of a renaissance. This volume brings together fourteen new essays from leading philosophers who are sympathetic to this conception of metaphysics, which takes its cue from the idea that metaphysics is the first philosophy. The primary input from Aristotle is methodological, but many themes familiar from his metaphysics will be discussed, including ontological categories, the role and interpretation of the existential quantifier, essence, substance, natural kinds, powers, potential, and the development of life. The volume mounts a strong challenge to the type of ontological deflationism which has recently gained a strong foothold in analytic metaphysics. It will be a useful resource for scholars and advanced students who are interested in the foundations and development of philosophy"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xi, 263 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-258) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781107666443 : 1107666449 |
| Index Number: | B491 |
| CLC: | B502.233 |
| Call Number: | B502.233/C761 |
| Contents: |
Introduction / What is metaphysics? / In defence of Aristotelian metaphysics / Existence and quantification reconsidered / Identity, quantification, and number / Ontological categories / Are any kinds ontologically fundamental? / Are four categories two too many? / Categories: four-- and more / Neo-Aristotelianism and substance / Developmental potential / The origin of life and the definition of life / Essence, necessity and explanation / No potency without actuality: the case of graph theory / A neo-Aristotelian substance ontology: neither relational nor constituent / |