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Theory and Practice in Aristotle''s Natural Science

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This collection of groundbreaking new essays shows how Aristotle's natural science illuminates fundamental topics in his philosophy.

List of contents










1. Introduction David Ebrey; Part I. Matter: 2. The 'matter' of sleep Alan Code; 3. Are facts about matter primitive? Jessica Gelber; 4. Blood, matter, and necessity David Ebrey; Part II. Teleology: 5. 'And these things follow': teleology, necessity, and explanation in Aristotle's Meteorologica Margaret Scharle; 6. Aristotle on the cosmological significance of biological generation Devin Henry; 7. The two kinds of end in Aristotle: the view from the De Anima Thomas K. Johansen; 8. Two conceptions of soul in Aristotle Christopher Frey; Part III. Methodology: 9. Aristotle's architectonic sciences Monte Ransome Johnson; 10. Varieties of definition David Sedley; 11. Empty words Sean Kelsey; 12. The scientific role of Eulogos in Aristotle's Cael II 12 Andrea Falcon and Mariska Leunissen.

About the author

David Ebrey is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Northwestern University, Illinois.

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