Aristotle - Contemporary Perspectives on his Thought : On the 2400th Anniversary of Aristotle's Birth / Demetra Sfendoni-Mentzou.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sphendonē-Mentzou, Dēmētra, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aristotle.

Aristoteles.

Local Subjects:

Aristoteles.

Aristotle.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (380 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This collection of essays by leading Aristotle scholars worldwide covers a wide range of topics on Aristotle's work from metaphysics, politics, ethics, bioethics, rhetoric, dialectic, aesthetics, history to physics, psychology, biology, medicine, technology. The thorough exploration of the issues investigated deepens our knowledge of the most fundamental concepts, which are crucial for an overall understanding of Aristotle's work. Moreover, the contributors explore the relevance of Aristotle's ideas to contemporary issues and provide new perspectives on the study of Aristotle's thought. The essays of the volume were presented at the plenary sessions of the World Congress "Aristotle 2400 Years," organized by the Interdisciplinary Centre for Aristotle Studies of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, on May 23-28 2016, in commemoration of the 2400th anniversary of Aristotle's birth. The aim of the congress was to advance scholarship on all aspects of Aristotle's work, both in philosophy and in the fundamental disciplines of science. The impressive number of 250 papers from 40 countries highlighted the fact that Aristotle's work continues to exercise an influence on our intellectual lives on a global scale.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

I Philosophy of Nature

Aristotelian Supervenience: Potentialities and Powers in Aristotle's Definition of Change / Heinemann, Gottfried

Aristotle's Dynamic Vision of Nature. Α Neo-Aristotelian Perspective on Contemporary Science / Sfendoni-Mentzou, Demetra

"For a Human Being Reproduces a Human Being": A Mundane, Profound, Aristotelian Truth / Lennox, James G.

Aristotle's Generation of Animals on the Separation of the Sexes / Lefebvre, David

On the Notions of Ψυχή and Ζωή in the Aristotelian Biology / Calvo, Tomás

Aristotle on Life-Bearing Pneuma and on God as Begetter of the Cosmos / Bos, Abraham P.

Aristotle on Accidental Perception / Polansky, Ron / Fritz, John

Mechanical Properties of Solids in Aristotle's Meteorologica / Tassios, Theodossios P.

II Philosophy of Human Action

Extended and Embodied Values and Ideas / Scaltsas, Theodore

The Relevance of Aristotle's Views of Ethics and Medicine to Bioethics / Dragona-Monachou, Myrto

Aristotle and Democracy / Pellegrin, Pierre

Aristotle and the Democracy of the City-state / Contogeorgis, George

Aristotle and the Dialectical Turn of Rhetoric / Rapp, Christof

Aesthetic Judgement according to Aristotle's Politics / Moutsopoulos, Evanghelos

III First Philosophy

What is Aristotle's Metaphysics? / Berti, Enrico

The Complex Organization of Aristotle's Thought / Couloubaritsis, Lambros

Interpretation Problems in Aristotle's Metaphysics Λ. The Case of the Sentence: καὶ ἔστιν ἡ νόησις νοήσεως νόησις / Pentzopoulou-Valalas, Teresa

IV Theory of Thinking

Two Conceptions of Practical Skill (Τέχνη) in Aristotle / Bolton, Robert

"As in a Battle When a Rout has Occurred" / McKirahan, Richard

V Aristotle in the History of Philosophy

Aristotle's Conception of οὐσία in the Medieval Christian Tradition: Some Neoplatonic Reflections / Moran, Dermot

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Sep 2018)

ISBN:

9783110564549

3110564548

9783110566420

3110566427

OCLC:

1039216229