Aristotle: Metaphysics Theta (Paperback)

Stephen Makin

ISBN 10: 0198751087 / ISBN 13: 9780198751083

Published by Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2006

About this Item

Paperback. Stephen Makin presents a clear and accurate new translation of an influential and much-discussed part of Aristotle's philosophical system, accompanied by an analytical and critical commentary focusing on philosophical issues. In Book Theta of the Metaphysics Aristotle introduces the concepts of actuality and potentiality---which were to remain central to philosophical analysis into the modern era---and explores the distinction between the actual and thepotential. Presents translation of an influential and much-discussed part of Aristotle's philosophical system, accompanied by an analytical and critical commentary focusing on philosophical issues. This book introduces the concepts of actuality and potentiality - which were to remain central to philosophical analysis into the modern era. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Aristotle: Metaphysics Theta (Paperback)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198751087
• ISBN 13: 9780198751083
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

A new translation of a key text in the history of philosophy.

Review

Professor Makin has produced a great deal of substantive material that deserves consideration, and readers who work through his book will be grateful for his rewarding effort to elucidate this difficult text. (Bryn Mawr Reviews)