Aristotle : Metaphysics Theta: Translated with an Introduction and Commentary

Aristotle

ISBN 10: 0198751087 / ISBN 13: 9780198751083

Published by OUP Oxford, 2006

About this Item

nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - 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 the potential.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Aristotle : Metaphysics Theta: Translated with an Introduction and Commentary
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198751087
• ISBN 13: 9780198751083
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu

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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)