Aristotle's theory of actuality / Zev Bechler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bechler, Z.

Series:

SUNY series in ancient Greek philosophy

SUNY series in ancient Greek philosophy Aristotle's theory of actuality

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aristotle.

Philosophy of nature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 270 p. )

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c1995.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Introduction: The Idea of Anti-Informationism

Ch. 1. Aristotle's Explanation of Natural Motion. 1.1. The natural motion puzzle and the two potentialities. 1.2. The explanation of natural motion. 1.3. Logical causality and teleology

Ch. 2. Logical Causality and Priority of the Actual: Consequences and Illustrations. 2.1. Coincidence, relationality and the ontology of potentiality. 2.2. The First Mover fiasco. 2.3. Substance and causality. 2.4. Logical determinism. 2.5. The continuum

Ch. 3. Necessity, Syllogism and Scientific Knowledge. 3.1. Two kinds of necessity. 3.2. Deductive necessity and group inclusion. 3.3. Propositional necessary truth. 3.4. Deductive necessity and the circularity of the syllogism. 3.5. Accepting circularity 1: Syllogistic demonstration. 3.6. Nominalism and Aristotle's essentialism: Seeing the universal. 3.7. Aristotle's demon: Potentiality and the scientific syllogism. 3.8. Accepting circularity 2: Knowing that and what and why.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-258) and indexes.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

0-7914-9608-2

0-585-04606-9