Aristotle on Homonymy

Informationen zum Autor Julie K. Ward is associate professor of philosophy at Loyola University! Chicago. The editor and co-editor of Feminisms and Ancient Philosophy and Philosophers on Race: Critical Essays! she has also contributed to Ancient Philosophy! Polis! and Hypatia. Klappentext Julie K. Ward examines Aristotle's thought regarding how language informs our views of what is real. Zusammenfassung Julie K. Ward examines Aristotle's thought regarding how language informs our views of what is real. First she places Aristotle's theory in its historical and philosophical contexts in relation to Plato and Speusippus. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Aristotle's theory of homonymy in Categories and its precursors; 2. Homonymy in The Topics; 3. The concept of related homonymy; 4. The homonymy of being; 5. Physis, Philia, and homonymy; 6. Homonymy and science.

Product details

• Authors: Julie K. Ward, Juliek. Ward
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.03.2010
• EAN: 9780521128476
• ISBN: 978-0-521-12847-6
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day