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Informationen zum Autor Georgios Anagnostopoulos is Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, San Diego, where he teaches classical philosophy, ethics and metaphysics. His research has focused on Greek ethics and epistemology and ancient views on the arts and sciences, especially medicine. He is the author of Aristotle on the Goals and Exactness of Ethics (1994). Klappentext The Blackwell Companion to Aristotle provides in-depth studies of the main themes of Aristotle's thought, from art to zoology.* The most comprehensive single volume survey of the life and work of Aristotle* Comprised of 40 newly commissioned essays from leading experts* Coves the full range of Aristotle's work, from his 'theoretical' inquiries into metaphysics, physics, psychology, and biology, to the practical and productive "sciences" such as ethics, politics, rhetoric, and art Zusammenfassung The Blackwell Companion to Aristotle aims to provide in-depth studies of the main themes of Aristotle's thought, from art to zoology. Comprised of a total of forty essays, it will include, among others, seven essays on his views on metaphysics, three on psychology, three on biology, eight on ethics, five on politics, and four on rhetoric and art. Inhaltsverzeichnis Notes on Contributors xi Preface xvi Abbreviations of Aristotle's Works xviii Part I ARISTOTLE'S LIFE AND WORKS 1 1 Aristotle's Life 3 GEORGIOS ANAGNOSTOPOULOS 2 Aristotle's Works and the Development of His Thought 14 GEORGIOS ANAGNOSTOPOULOS Part II THE TOOLS OF INQUIRY 29 3 Deductive Logic 31 DAVID KEYT 4 Aristotle's Theory of Demonstration 51 ROBIN SMITH 5 Empiricism and the First Principles of Aristotelian Science 66 MICHAEL FEREJOHN 6 Aristotle on Signification and Truth 81 PAOLO CRIVELLI 7 Aristotle's Methods 101 GEORGIOS ANAGNOSTOPOULOS Part III THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE 123 A. Metaphysics 8 The Science and Axioms of Being 125 MICHAEL V. WEDIN 9 Aristotelian Categories 144 GARETH B. MATTHEWS 10 Form and Matter 162 FRANK A. LEWIS 11 Aristotle on Universals 186 MICHAEL J. LOUX 12 Substances 197 S. MARC COHEN 13 Causes 213 R. J. HANKINSON 14 Heavenly Bodies and First Causes 230 SARAH BROADIE B. Physics 15 Mixing the Elements 242 THEODORE SCALTSAS 16 Aristotle on the Infi nite, Space, and Time 260 MICHAEL J. WHITE 17 Change and Its Relation to Actuality and Potentiality 277 URSULA COOPE C. Psychology 18 The Aristotelian Psuchê 292 CHRISTOPHER SHIELDS 19 Sensation and Desire 310 DEBORAH KAREN WARD MODRAK 20 Phantasia and Thought 322 VICTOR CASTON D. Biology 21 Teleology in Living Things 335 MOHAN MATTHEN 22 Form, Essence, and Explanation in Aristotle's Biology 348 JAMES G. LENNOX 23 Generation of Animals 368 DEVIN M. HENRY Part IV PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE 385 A. Ethics 24 Happiness and the Structure of Ends 387 GABRIEL RICHARDSON LEAR 25 Pleasure 404 GEORGE RUDEBUSCH 26 Human Excellence in Character and Intellect 419 GAVIN LAWRENCE 27 Courage 442 CHARLES M. YOUNG 28 Justice 457 CHARLES M. YOUNG 29 Friendship 471 MICHAEL PAKALUK 30 Voluntary, Involuntary, and Choice 483 ROBERT HEINAMAN 31 Aristotle on Action, Practical Reason, and Weakness of the Will 498 NORMAN O. DAHL B. Politics 32 The Naturalness of the Polis in Aristotle 512 C. D. C. REEV...
List of contents
Notes on Contributors.
Preface.
Abbreviations of Aristotle's Works.
Part I ARISTOTLE'S LIFE AND WORKS.
1 Aristotle's Life (GEORGIOS ANAGNOSTOPOULOS).
2 Aristotle's Works and the Development of His Thought (GEORGIOS ANAGNOSTOPOULOS).
Part II THE TOOLS OF INQUIRY.
3 Deductive Logic (DAVID KEYT).
4 Aristotle's Theory of Demonstration (ROBIN SMITH).
5 Empiricism and the First Principles of Aristotelian Science (MICHAEL FEREJOHN).
6 Aristotle on Signifi cation and Truth (PAOLO CRIVELLI).
7 Aristotle's Methods (GEORGIOS ANAGNOSTOPOULOS).
Part III THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE.
A. Metaphysics.
8 The Science and Axioms of Being (MICHAEL V. WEDIN).
9 Aristotelian Categories (GARETH B. MATTHEWS).
10 Form and Matter (FRANK A. LEWIS).
11 Aristotle on Universals (MICHAEL J. LOUX).
12 Substances (S. MARC COHEN).
13 Causes (R. J. HANKINSON).
14 Heavenly Bodies and First Causes (SARAH BROADIE).
B. Physics.
15 Mixing the Elements (THEODORE SCALTSAS).
16 Aristotle on the Infi nite, Space, and Time (MICHAEL J. WHITE).
17 Change and Its Relation to Actuality and Potentiality (URSULA COOPE).
C. Psychology.
18 The Aristotelian Psuchê (CHRISTOPHER SHIELDS).
19 Sensation and Desire (DEBORAH KAREN WARD MODRAK).
20 Phantasia and Thought (VICTOR CASTON).
D. Biology.
21 Teleology in Living Things (MOHAN MATTHEN).
22 Form, Essence, and Explanation in Aristotle's Biology (JAMES G. LENNOX).
23 Generation of Animals (DEVIN M. HENRY).
Part IV PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE.
A. Ethics.
24 Happiness and the Structure of Ends (GABRIEL RICHARDSON LEAR).
25 Pleasure (GEORGE RUDEBUSCH).
26 Human Excellence in Character and Intellect (GAVIN LAWRENCE).
27 Courage (CHARLES M. YOUNG).
28 Justice (CHARLES M. YOUNG).
29 Friendship (MICHAEL PAKALUK).
30 Voluntary, Involuntary, and Choice (ROBERT HEINAMAN).
31 Aristotle on Action, Practical Reason, and Weakness of the Will (NORMAN O. DAHL).
B. Politics.
32 The Naturalness of the Polis in Aristotle (C. D. C. REEVE).
33 Rulers and Ruled (ROBERT MAYHEW).
34 Aristotle on the Ideal Constitution (FRED D. MILLER, JR.).
35 Excellences of the Citizen and of the Individual (JEAN ROBERTS).
36 Education and the State (RICHARD STALLEY).
Part V PRODUCTIVE KNOWLEDGE.
A. Rhetoric.
37 The Nature and Goals of Rhetoric (CHRISTOF RAPP).
38 Passions and Persuasion (STEPHEN LEIGHTON).
B. Art.
39 Aristotle's Poetics: The Aim of Tragedy (PAUL WOODRUFF).
40 The Elements of Tragedy (ELIZABETH BELFIORE).
Index.
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"Georgios Anagnostopolous is to be congratulated on completing what must have been a time-consuming and exacting task. Even those few essays in this volume that might (arguably) lack the sure and effortless touch contain solid and respectable contributions and the bar has been set pretty high by most of these authors." (Bryn Mawr, 2010)
"This companion will be a useful resource for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as scholars." (CHOICE, 2009)
