Retrieving Aristotle in an age of crisis [[electronic resource] /] / David Roochnik

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910452736703321
• Autore: Roochnik David
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2013
• ISBN: 1-4384-4520-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (266 p.)
• Collana: SUNY series in ancient Greek philosophy
• Disciplina: 185
• Soggetti: Life; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Retrieving Aristotle in an Age of Crisis""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""A Note to the Reader""; ""Prologue""; ""Introduction: Why Aristotle Matters.""; ""Chapter One: The Stars Are Eternal.""; ""I.1: There Are Only Three Dimensions.""; ""I.2: Threeness Determines Wholeness.""; ""I.3: There Are Four Elements.""; ""I.4: Elements Naturally Move to Their Natural Place.""; ""I.5: The Circle Is Perfect.""; ""I.6: The Body Moving in Circular Orbit Is Eternal.""; ""I.7: History Is More or Less Bunk.""; ""I.8: Religion Bears Witness to the Truth.""; ""Chapter Two: Nature Is Purpose.""; ""II.1: Teleology Is Good Science.""""II.2: Intelligent Design Isnâ€?t All Stupid.""; ""II.3: Some Beings Are Natural; Others Are Not.""; ""II.4: Form Is Nature More than Matter.""; ""II.5: Form Is More Divine than Matter.""; ""II.6: Nature Is Hierarchical.""; ""II.7: To Understand Nature, Study Its Best Examples.""; ""II.8: The Finite Is Better than the Infinite.""; ""II.9: Good Science Appreciates Things as They Are.""; ""Chapter Three: Being Is Good.""; ""III.1: Metaphysics Is Onto-Theology.""; ""III.2: There Are Substances Out There.""; ""III.3: We Know a Substance When We See One.""; ""III.4: God Is Alive and Good.""""III.5: To Stand Firmly on the Side of Life.""; ""Chapter Four: Truth Is Easy.""; ""IV.1: If the Eye Were an Animal, Vision Would Be Its Soul.""; ""IV.2: The World Is Nourishing.""; ""IV.3: Perceiving Is Like Eating.""; ""IV.4: We Are Wrong More Often than Not.""; ""IV.5: Thinking Is Like Perceiving (Which Is Like Eating).""; ""IV.6: ; We Can Say What We Think.""; ""IV.7: We “Truthâ€? the World.""; ""Chapter Five: The Theoretical Life Is Divine.""; ""V.1: Life Is Meaningful.""; ""V.2: Happiness Is Objective.""; ""V.3: Good Life Comes from Good Habits.""; ""Epilogue""""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""