Substance and Essence in Aristotle : : An Interpretation of "Metaphysics" VII-IX / / Charlotte Witt.
Substance and Essence in Aristotle is a close study of Aristotle's most profound—and perplexing—treatise: Books VII-IX of the Metaphysics. These central books, which focus on the nature of substance, have gained a deserved reputation for their difficulty, inconclusiveness, and internal inconsis...
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Witt, Charlotte, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Substance and Essence in Aristotle : An Interpretation of "Metaphysics" VII-IX / Charlotte Witt. Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018] ©1994 1 online resource (216 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 1. BEING -- Chapter 2. BEING AND SUBSTANCE -- Chapter 3. THE METAPHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF SENSIBLE SUBSTANCES -- Chapter 4. THE NATURE AND FUNCTION OF ESSENCE -- Chapter 5. THE ONTOLOGICAL STATUS OF ESSENCE -- Chapter 6. ARISTOTLE AND KRIPKE -- INDEX restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Substance and Essence in Aristotle is a close study of Aristotle's most profound—and perplexing—treatise: Books VII-IX of the Metaphysics. These central books, which focus on the nature of substance, have gained a deserved reputation for their difficulty, inconclusiveness, and internal inconsistency. Despite these problems, Witt extracts from Aristotle's text a coherent and provocative view about sensible substance by focusing on Aristotle's account of form or essence. After exploring the context in which Aristotle's discussion of sensible substance takes place, Witt turns to his analysis of essence. Arguing against the received interpretation, according to which essences are classificatory, Witt maintains that a substance's essence is what causes it to exist. In addition, Substance and Essence in Aristotle challenges the orthodox view that Aristotelian essences are species-essences, defending instead the controversial position that they are individual essences. Finally, Witt compares Aristotelian essentialism to contemporary essentialist theories, focusing in particular on Kripke's work. She concludes that fundamental differences between Aristotelian and contemporary essentialist theories highlight important features of Aristotle's theory and the philosophical problems and milieu that engendered it. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 03. Jan 2023) Essentialism (Philosophy). First philosophy. Metaphysics. Ancient History & Classical Studies. History. Philosophy. PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Archive Pre-2000 9783110536171 https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501711510 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781501711510 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781501711510/original |
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