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"All men by nature are actuated with the desire of knowledge," declared Aristotle. The philosopher's works are foundational to the history of science, and his treatise on metaphysics, or "first philosophy," is divided into sections of previous philosophical thought and theories; a refutation of skepticism; a demonstration of God's existence; an examination of the relation of metaphysics to the other sciences; an elucidation of the nature of the infinite; and other major philosophical issues.
The central theme consists of an inquiry into how substance may be defined as a category of being. The philosopher describes substance as both formal and material reality, and he discusses the relation between potentiality and actuality. An excellent example of Aristotle's dialectical method, which reasons from reliable opinions rather than known truths, this work offers a fine introduction to classical metaphysics.
The central theme consists of an inquiry into how substance may be defined as a category of being. The philosopher describes substance as both formal and material reality, and he discusses the relation between potentiality and actuality. An excellent example of Aristotle's dialectical method, which reasons from reliable opinions rather than known truths, this work offers a fine introduction to classical metaphysics.
Reprint of the George Bell and Sons, London, 1907 edition.
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"All men by nature are actuated with the desire of knowledge," declared Aristotle. The philosopher's works are foundational to the history of science, and his treatise on metaphysics, or "first philosophy," is divided into sections of previous philosophical thought and theories; a refutation of skepticism; a demonstration of God's existence; an examination of the relation of metaphysics to the other sciences; an elucidation of the nature of the infinite; and other major philosophical issues.
The central theme consists of an inquiry into how substance may be defined as a category of being. The philosopher describes substance as both formal and material reality, and he discusses the relation between potentiality and actuality. An excellent example of Aristotle's dialectical method, which reasons from reliable opinions rather than known truths, this work offers a fine introduction to classical metaphysics.
The central theme consists of an inquiry into how substance may be defined as a category of being. The philosopher describes substance as both formal and material reality, and he discusses the relation between potentiality and actuality. An excellent example of Aristotle's dialectical method, which reasons from reliable opinions rather than known truths, this work offers a fine introduction to classical metaphysics.
Reprint of the George Bell and Sons, London, 1907 edition.
greek philosophy, ancient philosophy, religious studies, religion, dualistic relationship, skepticism, demonstration of gods existence, logic, christianity, plato, socrates, existence, formal cause, formal principle, desire of knowledge, seeking truth, alternative philosophies, philosophy, theoretical;Metaphysica; branch of philosophy; being qua being; causation; form and matter; existence of mathematical objects; a prime-mover God; ancient Greek philosopher; ancient Greek scientist; Stagira, Chalkidice; Classical Greece; Nicomachus; Proxenus of Atarneus; Plato's Academy; physics; biology; zoology; metaphysics; logic; ethics; aesthetics; poetry; theater; music; rhetoric; linguistics; politics; government; comprehensive system of Western philosophy; Alexander the Great; Lyceum; papyrus scrolls; Platonism; Late Antiquity; Early Middle Ages; Renaissance; Enlightenment; classical mechanics; zoological observations; Aristotelianism; The First Teacher
