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Order in multiplicity : homonymy in the philosophy of Aristotle / Christopher Shields.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shields, Christopher John, author.
- Series:
- Oxford Aristotle studies.
- Oxford Aristotle studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aristotle.
- Methodology--History.
- Methodology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 290 pages).
- Other Title:
- Homonymy in the philosophy of Aristotle
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Clarendon, 1999.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The author 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.
- Contents:
- The varieties of homonymy
- The promises and problems of homonymy
- Homonymy and signification
- Core-dependent homonymy
- The body
- Oneness, sameness, and referential opacity
- The meaning of life
- Goodness
- The homonymy of being.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version
- ISBN:
- 0-19-159840-2
- 0-19-925307-2
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