Aristotle on meaning and essence [[electronic resource] /] / David Charles

• Autore: Charles David (David Owain Maurice)
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Clarendon Press; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (427 p.)
• Disciplina: 185
• Soggetto topico: Meaning (Philosophy); Essentialism (Philosophy); Necessity (Philosophy)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [389]-397) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Meaning, Essence, and Necessity""; ""1.1 Introduction""; ""1.2 One Form of Modern Essentialism""; ""1.3 Problems and Alternatives""; ""1.4 Aristotle's Essentialism Introduced""; ""1.5 Existence: Further Differences between Aristotle and my Modern Essentialist""; ""1.6 Necessity, and Essentiality""; ""1.7 Outline of what Follows""; ""PART I: ARISTOTLE ON SIGNIFICATION, UNDERSTANDING, AND THOUGHT""; ""2. Posterior Analytics Î?.8â€?10: the Three-Stage View""; ""2.1 Introduction"" ; ""2.2 Initial Evidence for the Three-Stage View: Sections [A] and [B] of Î?.10""""2.3 The First Sentence of Î?.10""; ""2.4 Section [B]: The Three-Stage View Developed?""; ""2.5 Section [C]: 93[sup(b)]35â€?37: Varieties of Stage 1""; ""2.6 Sections [D]â€?[G]: 93[sup(b)]38â€?94[sup(a)]10: Further Defence of the Liberal Reading of Î?.10""; ""2.7 Section [H]: 94[sup(a)]11â€?14: Aristotle's Summary of Î?.10""; ""2.8 Interim Conclusions and Sceptical Challenges*""; ""2.9 Semantic Depth""; ""2.10 Further Gaps in Aristotle's Account""; ""3. Preparation for the Three-Stage View""; ""3.1 Introduction"" ; ""3.2 Î?.792[sup(b)]4â€?25: Independence Problem""""3.3. Î?.792[sup(a)]34â€?[sup(b)]3, 19 â€?25: The Formal Problem Introduced""; ""3.4 The Final Argument of Î?.7: 92[sup(b)]26â€?34: Accounts of what Names Signify""; ""3.5 Independence Problem Resolved""; ""3.6 The Formal Problems Resolved""; ""3.7 The Problems of Î?.1â€?2: Their Resolution""; ""3.8 Definitions: Theses: Stage 1 Accounts*""; ""3.9 Conclusion""; ""4. The Signification of Names""; ""4.1 Introduction""; ""4.2 The Basis of an Account: Simple Names and their Signification""; ""4.3 Goatstags, Non-Simple Names, and Existence"" ; ""4.4 Knowledge, Belief, and Substitution*""""4.5 Aristotle's Problem""; ""4.6 Aristotle's Theory? Its Commitments""; ""5. Signification and Thought""; ""5.1 Introduction""; ""5.2 The Analogy Introduced""; ""5.3 The Analogy Developed: Perception and Likening""; ""5.4 Perception and Error*""; ""5.5 Perception of Common Sensibles: The Causal Model Extended""; ""5.6 The Analogy Applied: Thought""; ""5.7 The Role of the Active Intellect""; ""5.8 Thought and Error*""; ""5.9 The Analogy Reconsidered""; ""5.10 The Analogy and its Gaps""; ""5.11 Thoughts of Objects without Matter*"" ; ""6. Understanding, Thought, and Meaning""""6.1 Introduction""; ""6.2 The Route to Thought""; ""6.3 The Distinctive Nature of Aristotle's Account of Signification""; ""6.4 Aristotle and Modern Essentialism""; ""6.5 Some Objections*""; ""6.6 Conclusion""; ""PART II: ARISTOTLE ON DEFINITION, ESSENCE, AND NATURAL KINDS""; ""7. Definition and Demonstration: The Difficulties Raised in Posterior Analytics B.3â€?7""; ""7.1 Introduction""; ""7.2 The First Criticisms of the Method of General Deduction: Î?.4""; ""7.3 Further Criticisms of General Deductions: Î?.6"" ; ""7.4 Unity, Division, and Demonstration""
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume presents a study of Aristotle's views on meaning essence and necessity. It aims, through reading his texts, to reach a clear understanding of his claims and arguments and to assess their truth and importance to philosophy.
• Titolo autorizzato: Aristotle on meaning and essence
• ISBN: 0-19-159718-X; 9786612052101; 0-19-152027-6; 1-282-05210-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778101203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford Aristotle studies.