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Being, Nature, and Life in Aristotle

Essays in Honor of Allan Gotthelf

Robert Bolton editor James G Lennox editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:18th Nov '10

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A collection of essays by leading scholars of Aristotle which illuminate key ideas at the heart of his philosophy.

This book explores major themes in Aristotle's metaphysics, his natural science and biology, and his methodology, informed by the belief that all aspects of Aristotle's work need to be studied together if any one of the areas of his thought is to be fully understood.This volume of essays explores major connected themes in Aristotle's metaphysics, philosophy of nature, and ethics, especially themes related to essence, definition, teleology, activity, potentiality, and the highest good. The volume is united by the belief that all aspects of Aristotle's work need to be studied together if any one of the areas of thought is to be fully understood. Many of the papers were contributions to a conference at the University of Pittsburgh entitled 'Being, Nature, and Life in Aristotle', to honor Professor Allan Gotthelf's many contributions to the field of ancient philosophy; a few are contributions from those who were invited but could not attend. The contributors, all longstanding friends of Professor Gotthelf, are among the most accomplished scholars in the field of ancient philosophy today.

'This outstanding collection of ten essays pays handsome tribute to Allan Gotthelf for his many years at the center of scholarship on Aristotelian philosophy of biology and science.' Bryn Mawr Classical Review

ISBN: 9780521768443

Dimensions: 235mm x 160mm x 20mm

Weight: 630g

306 pages