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Order in Multiplicity: Homonymy in the Philosophy of Aristotle (Oxford Aristotle Studies)

By Christopher Shields

Book information

Year
2003
ISBN
0199253072, 9780199253074, 0198237154, 9780198237150, 9780191519178
LCC
B491.M45 S55 1999
Open Library ID
OL367070M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3176494 bytes)
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Pages
305\305
Topic
Education
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Aristotle attaches particular significance to the homomyny of many of the central concepts in philosophy and science: that is, to the diversity of ways of being that are denoted by a single concept. Shields here 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. Then, in a series of case studies, he examines in detail some of Aristotle's principal applications of homonymy--to the body, sameness and oneness, life, goodness, and being. This first full-length study of a central aspect of Aristotle's thought will interest philosophers working in a number of areas.

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