Aristotle's metaphysics : form, matter, and identity / Jeremy Kirby
| Aristotle's metaphysics : form, matter, and identity / Jeremy Kirby |
| Autore | Kirby Jeremy |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; New York, : Continuum, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (172 p.) |
| Disciplina | 110.92 |
| Collana | Continuum studies in ancient philosophy |
| Soggetto topico | Metaphysics |
| ISBN |
1-4725-9789-3
1-282-87461-6 9786612874611 1-4411-4454-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- i. The Metaphysics of Aristotle -- ii. Two Challenges to Change -- iii. Matter, Form, and Paradox -- 1. Matters of Individuation -- i. Matters of Change -- ii. Matters of Difference -- iii. Identity, Diversity, and Unity -- iv. Aristotle and the Absolutist versus Relativist Controversy -- v. The Bare Materials -- vi. Prime Matter, Somatic Matter, and Individuation -- vii. The Varieties of Matter -- viii. Two Old Arguments against Migration -- ix. A Possible Objection -- x. Conclusion -- 2. Resurrection and Entrapment -- i. A Putative Response to the Puzzle of Simple Composition ii. Anastasis and Anachronism -- iii. Scientific and Dialectical Contexts -- iv. Possibility and Inevitability -- v. Eternal Recurrence Limited -- vi. Eternality and Essentialism -- vii. Resurrection, Migration, and Gappy Existences -- viii. Resurrection and the Problem of Shared Identity -- ix. Aristotle's Rejection of Migration -- x. Conclusion -- 4. Aristotle on Composition and the Puzzle of Unity -- i. Composition -- ii. The Puzzle of Unity -- iii. The Popular Strategy -- iv. Eliminativism -- v. The Identity Thesis -- vi. Constituency as Adjectival Being -- vii. Toward a Relational Unity -- viii. Teleological Dependence as the Adhesive for Unity -- ix. Conclusion -- 5. Particularities and the Puzzle of Composition -- i. Haecceities -- ii. The Problem of Universals -- iii. The Zeta Problem -- iv. No Substance is a Universal -- v. Conclusion -- 5. Conclusion -- i. The Puzzle of Simple Composition Revisited -- ii. Alternative Proposals for Resolving the Puzzle of Simple Composition -- iii. The Puzzle of Transplantation -- Postscript -- Bibliography -- |
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Aristotle's metaphysics : form, matter, and identity / Jeremy Kirby
| Aristotle's metaphysics : form, matter, and identity / Jeremy Kirby |
| Autore | Kirby Jeremy |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; New York, : Continuum, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (172 p.) |
| Disciplina | 110.92 |
| Collana | Continuum studies in ancient philosophy |
| Soggetto topico | Metaphysics |
| ISBN |
9781847062466
1-4725-9789-3 1-282-87461-6 9786612874611 1-4411-4454-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- i. The Metaphysics of Aristotle -- ii. Two Challenges to Change -- iii. Matter, Form, and Paradox -- 1. Matters of Individuation -- i. Matters of Change -- ii. Matters of Difference -- iii. Identity, Diversity, and Unity -- iv. Aristotle and the Absolutist versus Relativist Controversy -- v. The Bare Materials -- vi. Prime Matter, Somatic Matter, and Individuation -- vii. The Varieties of Matter -- viii. Two Old Arguments against Migration -- ix. A Possible Objection -- x. Conclusion -- 2. Resurrection and Entrapment -- i. A Putative Response to the Puzzle of Simple Composition ii. Anastasis and Anachronism -- iii. Scientific and Dialectical Contexts -- iv. Possibility and Inevitability -- v. Eternal Recurrence Limited -- vi. Eternality and Essentialism -- vii. Resurrection, Migration, and Gappy Existences -- viii. Resurrection and the Problem of Shared Identity -- ix. Aristotle's Rejection of Migration -- x. Conclusion -- 4. Aristotle on Composition and the Puzzle of Unity -- i. Composition -- ii. The Puzzle of Unity -- iii. The Popular Strategy -- iv. Eliminativism -- v. The Identity Thesis -- vi. Constituency as Adjectival Being -- vii. Toward a Relational Unity -- viii. Teleological Dependence as the Adhesive for Unity -- ix. Conclusion -- 5. Particularities and the Puzzle of Composition -- i. Haecceities -- ii. The Problem of Universals -- iii. The Zeta Problem -- iv. No Substance is a Universal -- v. Conclusion -- 5. Conclusion -- i. The Puzzle of Simple Composition Revisited -- ii. Alternative Proposals for Resolving the Puzzle of Simple Composition -- iii. The Puzzle of Transplantation -- Postscript -- Bibliography -- |
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| London ; New York, : Continuum, 2008 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Aristotle's metaphysics : form, matter, and identity / Jeremy Kirby
| Aristotle's metaphysics : form, matter, and identity / Jeremy Kirby |
| Autore | Kirby Jeremy |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; New York, : Continuum, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (172 p.) |
| Disciplina | 110.92 |
| Collana | Continuum studies in ancient philosophy |
| Soggetto topico | Metaphysics |
| ISBN |
9781847062466
9786612874611 9781472597892 1472597893 9781282874619 1282874616 9781441144546 1441144544 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- i. The Metaphysics of Aristotle -- ii. Two Challenges to Change -- iii. Matter, Form, and Paradox -- 1. Matters of Individuation -- i. Matters of Change -- ii. Matters of Difference -- iii. Identity, Diversity, and Unity -- iv. Aristotle and the Absolutist versus Relativist Controversy -- v. The Bare Materials -- vi. Prime Matter, Somatic Matter, and Individuation -- vii. The Varieties of Matter -- viii. Two Old Arguments against Migration -- ix. A Possible Objection -- x. Conclusion -- 2. Resurrection and Entrapment -- i. A Putative Response to the Puzzle of Simple Composition ii. Anastasis and Anachronism -- iii. Scientific and Dialectical Contexts -- iv. Possibility and Inevitability -- v. Eternal Recurrence Limited -- vi. Eternality and Essentialism -- vii. Resurrection, Migration, and Gappy Existences -- viii. Resurrection and the Problem of Shared Identity -- ix. Aristotle's Rejection of Migration -- x. Conclusion -- 4. Aristotle on Composition and the Puzzle of Unity -- i. Composition -- ii. The Puzzle of Unity -- iii. The Popular Strategy -- iv. Eliminativism -- v. The Identity Thesis -- vi. Constituency as Adjectival Being -- vii. Toward a Relational Unity -- viii. Teleological Dependence as the Adhesive for Unity -- ix. Conclusion -- 5. Particularities and the Puzzle of Composition -- i. Haecceities -- ii. The Problem of Universals -- iii. The Zeta Problem -- iv. No Substance is a Universal -- v. Conclusion -- 5. Conclusion -- i. The Puzzle of Simple Composition Revisited -- ii. Alternative Proposals for Resolving the Puzzle of Simple Composition -- iii. The Puzzle of Transplantation -- Postscript -- Bibliography -- |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910958876503321 |
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| London ; New York, : Continuum, 2008 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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