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Zusatztext 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.' Informationen zum Autor Michael Wedin is Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Davis. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung Michael Wedin argues against the prevailing view that Aristotle's views on the nature of reality are fundamentally inconsistent: 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: The Plan of the Categories 2: Nonsubstantial Individuals 3: Commitment and Configuration in the Categories 4: Tales of the Two Treatises 5: The Structure and Substance of Substance 6: Form as Essence 7: Zeta 6 on the Immediacy of Form 8: The Purification of Form 9: Generality and Compositionality: Z. 13's Worries about Form 10: Form and Explanation Bibliography, Index Locorum, General Index
