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Aristotle on Substance: The Paradox of Unity
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Aristotle on Substance: The Paradox of Unity
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Mary Louise Gill
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:296 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | Western philosophy - Ancient to c 500
Philosophy - metaphysics and ontology |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691020709
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| Classifications | Dewey:111.1 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
29 July 1991 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
This book explores a fundamental tension in Aristotle's metaphysics: how can an entity such as a living organism--a composite generated through the imposition of form on preexisting matter--have the conceptual unity that Aristotle demands of primary substances? Mary Louise Gill bases her treatment of the problem of unity, and of Aristotle's solution, on a fresh interpretation of the relation between matter and form.
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