Aristotle on Artifacts - A Metaphysical Puzzle

Investigates Aristotle's views on the ontological status of artifacts in the Metaphysics, with implications for a variety of metaphysical problems.
Previous commentators on the Metaphysics have attributed to Aristotle the belief that all living beings are substances. This book challenges the prevailing view by addressing the question of whether, according to Aristotle, artifacts are substances. By arguing that the two criteria of substantiality are "eternity" and "actuality" (thereby excluding some organisms), and by covering Aristotle's theory of art and nature as well as his embryology, Aristotle on Artifacts offers a novel way of dealing with a number of highly controversial issues and variety of metaphysical problems.

Info autore

Errol G. Katayama is Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Iowa State University.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Errol G Katayama, Errol G. Katayama
• Editore: State University of New York Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 02.09.1999
• EAN: 9780791443170
• ISBN: 978-0-7914-4317-0
• Pagine: 202
• Dimensioni: 159 mm x 17 mm x 233 mm
• Peso: 417 g
• Serie: SUNY Series in Ancient Greek P; SUNY Series in Ancient Greek P; Suny Ancient Greek Philosophy
• Categoria: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: dall'antichità ai giorni nostri