03489nam 2200577Ia 450 991077965830332120230803020729.01-4384-4520-2(CKB)2550000001040064(EBL)3408688(SSID)ssj0000825365(PQKBManifestationID)11502288(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000825365(PQKBWorkID)10793640(PQKB)10067309(MiAaPQ)EBC3408688(OCoLC)834143460(MdBmJHUP)muse34946(Au-PeEL)EBL3408688(CaPaEBR)ebr10642540(EXLCZ)99255000000104006420120206d2013 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRetrieving Aristotle in an age of crisis[electronic resource] /David RoochnikAlbany State University of New York Pressc20131 online resource (266 p.)SUNY series in ancient Greek philosophyDescription based upon print version of record.1-4384-4518-0 1-4384-4519-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.""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 Isn�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 “Truth� 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""SUNY Series in Ancient Greek PhilosophyLifeLife.185Roochnik David309464MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779658303321Retrieving Aristotle in an age of crisis3792439UNINA