Aristotle: Metaphysics Books B and K 1-2

Edited by Arthur Madigan
Erscheinungsjahr 1999
ISBN: 978-0-19-875105-2
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 226 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 146 mm x 224 mm, Gewicht: 391 g

Arthur Madigan presents a clear, accurate new translation of the third book (Beta) of Aristotle's Metaphysics, together with two related chapters from the eleventh book (Kappa). Madigan's accompanying introduction and commentary give detailed guidance to these texts, in which Aristotle sets out what he takes to be the main problems of metaphysics or 'first philosophy' and assesses possible solutions to them; he takes his starting-point from the work of earlier philosophers, especially Plato and some of the Presocratics. These texts serve as a useful introduction both to Aristotle's own work on metaphysics and to classical metaphysics in general; they are also a good example of Aristotle's dialectical method, which reasons not from known truths but from reputable opinions.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Aristotle

Weitere Mitwirkende

Madigan, Arthur

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Griechische & Byzantinische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Metaphysik, Ontologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Antike Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Introduction; Translation; Commentary; Notes on the Text and Translation; Bibliography; Glossaries; Indexes.

Über Autor(innen)

Arthur Madigan, S.J., is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Boston College.