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The Myth of Aristotle's Development and the Betrayal of Metaphysics
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2001
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In this radical reinterpretation of Aristotle's Metaphysics, Walter E. Wehrle demonstrates that developmental theories of Aristotle are based on a faulty assumption: that the fifth chapter of Categories ('substance') is an early theory of metaphysics that Aristotle later abandoned. The ancient commentators unanimously held that the Categories was semantical and not metaphysical, and so there was no conflict between it and the Metaphysics proper. They were right, Wehrle argues: the modern assumption, to the contrary, is based on a medieval mistake and is perpetuated by the anti-metaphysical postures of contemporary philosophy. Furthermore, by using the logico-semantical distinction in Aristotle's works, Wehrle shows just how the principal 'contradictions' in Metaphysics Books VII and VIII can be resolved. The result in an interpretation of Aristotle that challenges mainstream viewpoints, revealing a supreme philosopher in sharp contrast to the developmentalists' version.
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Copyright year
2001
ISBN-Print
978-0-8476-8160-0
ISBN-Online
978-1-4616-0987-2
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
279
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Table of Contents No access
Preface No access
Introduction No access
1: Myths and Stories No access Pages 1 - 40
2: Inquiry and Dialectic No access Pages 41 - 96
3: Aristotle's Metaphysics ZH No access Pages 97 - 164
4: The Categories: Aristotelian Semantics No access Pages 165 - 228
