Substance and Separation in Aristotle

by Lynne Spellman

Overview

There have been many recent books on Aristotle's theory of substance. This one is distinct from previous efforts in several ways. First, it offers a completely new and coherent interpretation of Aristotle's claim that substances are separate: substances turn out to be specimens of natural kinds. Second, it covers a broad range of issues, including Aristotle's criticism of Plato, his views on numerical sameness and identity, his epistemology, and his account of teleology. It also includes a discussion of much of the recent literature on Aristotle.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521892728
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	04/18/2002
Edition description:	Revised ed.
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.35(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. The separation of platonic forms; 2. Referential opacity in Aristotle; 3. A theory of substance; 4. Substance and Aristotle's epistemology; 5. The separation of substance; 6. Substance and teleology; Bibliography; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"Spellman offers a highly readable discussion of an extremely rarified, but absolutely crucial, area of Aristotle's philosophy. She excels in her coverage of the current scholarship and advances several original interpretations of her own, the most significant of which is her proposal that the substances are 'specimens of natural kinds,' making them particulars which 'mimic the universal.' Spellman's book is both a solid contribution to the field and a superb introduction to Aristotelian metaphysics." John F. Heil, Jr., Canadian Philosophical Review

"Spellman joins the match with a well researched, carefully argued, complex and subtle analysis of key Aristotelian ideas....Specialists in the field and graduate students will benefit from Spellman's analysis." Religious Studies Review

"...Spellman's book can be read with much profit." Richard Bemelmans, Mnemosyne

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