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Aristotle's Two Systems (Clarendon Paperbacks)
Daniel W. Graham
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Description for Aristotle's Two Systems (Clarendon Paperbacks)
paperback. This study addresses major problems in interpreting Aristotle, such as whether the reader should reconcile the apparent inconsistencies of the corpus by assuming an underlying unity of doctrine (unitarianism), or by positing a sequence of developing ideas (developmentalism). Series: Clarendon Paperbacks. Num Pages: 376 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AHA; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 463. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
In this study, Daniel W. Graham addresses two major problems in interpreting Aristotle. First, should we reconcile the apparent inconsistencies of the corpus by assuming an underlying unity of doctrine (unitarianism), or by positing a sequence of developing ideas (developmentalism)? Secondly, what is the relation between the so-called logical works on the one hand and the physical-metaphysical treatises on the other? Although the problems appear to be unrelated, Graham finds that the key to the first lies in the second, and in doing so provides the first major alternative to the unitarian approach since Jaeger's pioneering developmental study of 1923. ... Read more
In this study, Daniel W. Graham addresses two major problems in interpreting Aristotle. First, should we reconcile the apparent inconsistencies of the corpus by assuming an underlying unity of doctrine (unitarianism), or by positing a sequence of developing ideas (developmentalism)? Secondly, what is the relation between the so-called logical works on the one hand and the physical-metaphysical treatises on the other? Although the problems appear to be unrelated, Graham finds that the key to the first lies in the second, and in doing so provides the first major alternative to the unitarian approach since Jaeger's pioneering developmental study of 1923. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Clarendon Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
Clarendon Paperbacks
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198243151
SKU
KTS0036254
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Reviews for Aristotle's Two Systems (Clarendon Paperbacks)
`the book has considerable merit and deserves to be read. The thesis ... is an interesting one, and his arguments for it are learned and well articulated' Review of Metaphysics `Any investigation of Aristotle's philosophical development must now take Daniel Graham's book as its starting-point, and every serious student of Aristotle should read it.' Times Literary Supplement `What is new ... Read more