Record Nr.

UNINA9910779658303321

Autore

Roochnik David

Titolo

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

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

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 â€œTruthâ€? 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""