Order in Multiplicity: Homonymy in the Philosophy of Aristotle
Aristotle attaches particular significance to the homomyny of many of the central concepts in philosophy and science: that is, to the diversity of ways of being that are denoted by a single concept. Shields here investigates and evaluates Aristotle's approach to questions about homonymy, characterizing the metaphysical and semantic commitments necessary to establish the homonymy of a given concept. Then, in a series of case studies, he examines in detail some of Aristotle's principal applications of homonymy—to the body, sameness and oneness, life, goodness, and being. This first full-length study of a central aspect of Aristotle's thought will interest philosophers working in a number of areas.
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Order in Multiplicity: Homonymy in the Philosophy of Aristotle
Aristotle attaches particular significance to the homomyny of many of the central concepts in philosophy and science: that is, to the diversity of ways of being that are denoted by a single concept. Shields here investigates and evaluates Aristotle's approach to questions about homonymy, characterizing the metaphysical and semantic commitments necessary to establish the homonymy of a given concept. Then, in a series of case studies, he examines in detail some of Aristotle's principal applications of homonymy—to the body, sameness and oneness, life, goodness, and being. This first full-length study of a central aspect of Aristotle's thought will interest philosophers working in a number of areas.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780199253074 |
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| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Publication date: | 01/30/2003 |
| Series: | Oxford Aristotle Studies Series |
| Pages: | 304 |
| Product dimensions: | 9.50(w) x 6.14(h) x 0.70(d) |
| Lexile: | 1350L (what's this?) |
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