Aristotle: Metaphysics Books B and K 1-2: Metaphysics Bks B & K 1-2

by Aristotle

2021-02-02 05:10:30

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 guida... Read more
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 setsout 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 ownwork 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. Less

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Aristotle (384–322 B.C.) numbers among the greatest philosophers of all time. Judged solely in terms of his philosophical influence, only Plato is his peer: Aristotle's works shaped centuries of phi...

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