Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Substance and Essence in Aristotle: An Interpretation of Metaphysics VII-IX
Charlotte Witt
€ 39.13
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Substance and Essence in Aristotle: An Interpretation of Metaphysics VII-IX
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 143 x 298 x 16. Weight in Grams: 302.
Substance and Essence in Aristotle is a close study of Aristotle's most profound-and perplexing-treatise: Books VII-IX of the Metaphysics. These central books, which focus on the nature of substance, have gained a deserved reputation for their difficulty, inconclusiveness, and internal inconsistency. Despite these problems, Witt extracts from Aristotle's text a coherent and provocative view about sensible substance by focusing on Aristotle's account of form or essence. After exploring the context in which Aristotle's discussion of sensible substance takes place, Witt turns to his analysis of essence. Arguing against the received interpretation, according to which essences are classificatory, Witt maintains that ... Read more
Substance and Essence in Aristotle is a close study of Aristotle's most profound-and perplexing-treatise: Books VII-IX of the Metaphysics. These central books, which focus on the nature of substance, have gained a deserved reputation for their difficulty, inconclusiveness, and internal inconsistency. Despite these problems, Witt extracts from Aristotle's text a coherent and provocative view about sensible substance by focusing on Aristotle's account of form or essence. After exploring the context in which Aristotle's discussion of sensible substance takes place, Witt turns to his analysis of essence. Arguing against the received interpretation, according to which essences are classificatory, Witt maintains that ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
Weight
301g
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801481925
SKU
V9780801481925
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Charlotte Witt
Sally Haslanger is Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Charlotte Witt is Professor of Philosophy at the University of New Hampshire. She is the author of Ways of Being: Potentiality and Actuality in Aristotle's Metaphysics and Substance and Essence in Aristotle: An Interpretation of Metaphysics VII-IX (both from Cornell).
Reviews for Substance and Essence in Aristotle: An Interpretation of Metaphysics VII-IX