03238nam 22006494a 450 991081106510332120200520144314.01-281-92111-4978661192111890-474-2058-610.1163/ej.9789004156692.i-230(CKB)1000000000555922(EBL)468029(OCoLC)646789639(SSID)ssj0000105535(PQKBManifestationID)11116768(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000105535(PQKBWorkID)10101037(PQKB)11395632(MiAaPQ)EBC468029(OCoLC)141384364(nllekb)BRILL9789047420583(Au-PeEL)EBL468029(CaPaEBR)ebr10270883(CaONFJC)MIL192111(PPN)174387423(EXLCZ)99100000000055592220070731d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAristotle on definition /by Marguerite Deslauriers1st ed.Leiden ;Boston Brill20071 online resource (240 p.)Philosophia antiqua,0079-1687 ;v. 109Description based upon print version of record.90-04-15669-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-217) and indexes.Preliminary Material /M. Deslauriers -- Introduction /M. Deslauriers -- Chapter One. Aristotle On Division /M. Deslauriers -- Chapter Two. The Four Types Of Definition /M. Deslauriers -- Chapter Three. Definitions And Aitia /M. Deslauriers -- Chapter Four. Definition And Its Object In The Metaphysics /M. Deslauriers -- Chapter Five. Stating The Essence In The Topics /M. Deslauriers -- Conclusion /M. Deslauriers -- Bibliography /M. Deslauriers -- Index Locorum /M. Deslauriers -- General Index /M. Deslauriers.This book argues that Aristotle offers us a consistent theory of definition, according to which a particular type of definition – one which states the formal cause of a simple item – is fundamental. It begins by considering definitions as indemonstrable first principles in demonstrations, and inquires how such definitions can have the certainty required by that role. Later chapters look to the Metaphysics to understand how the unity of definitions guarantees their certainty, and to the Topics to discover why definitions must be formulated in terms of the genus and differentia(e) of the object defined. This work contributes to our understanding of the connection between the function of definition in demonstration and its character as a statement of essence.Philosophia antiqua ;v. 109.Definition (Philosophy)Language and languagesPhilosophyDefinition (Philosophy)Language and languagesPhilosophy.121/.68Deslauriers Marguerite1956-599103MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910811065103321Aristotle on definition1024217UNINA