Substance and Predication in AristotleThis book takes up the central themes of Aristotle's metaphysical theory and the various transformations they undergo prior to their full expression in the Metaphysics. Aristotle's metaphysics is bedevilled by classic puzzles involving such notions as form, predication, universal, and substance, which result from his attempt to adapt the various requirements on primary substance developed in his earlier works so that they fit the very different metaphysical picture in his later work. Professor Lewis argues that Aristotle is himself aware of most if not all of these difficulties and in the Metaphysics works hard to ensure the coherence of his theory. He presents Aristotle's views as a formal theory complete with axioms, definitions, and theorems. |
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Contents
Aristotle on Platos Third Man Argument and | 13 |
Primacy and Dependence in Aristotles Categories | 49 |
Introduction to Part II Accidental Compounds | 85 |
Paradoxes of Accidental Sameness | 115 |
The Ontological Project | 129 |
Introduction to Part III Aristotles Later Theory | 143 |
Form and the New Theory of Metaphysical Predication | 151 |
Form and Membership in a Kind | 171 |
Introduction to Part IV The Old Criteria for Primary | 265 |
Matter and the Subject Criterion for Primary Substance | 271 |
Three Puzzles Concerning Form | 308 |
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Postscript to Part III Complications and Refinements | 245 |
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| Title | Substance and Predication in Aristotle |
| Authors | Frank A. Lewis, Professor of Philosophy Frank A Lewis |
| Publisher | CUP Archive, 1991 |
| ISBN | 0521391598, 9780521391597 |
| Length | 370 pages |
| Subjects | › › Philosophy / General Philosophy / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical |
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