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Author Bechler, Z.

Title Aristotle's theory of actuality / Zev Bechler
Published Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1995

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Description 1 online resource (x, 270 pages)
Series SUNY series in ancient Greek philosophy
SUNY series in ancient Greek philosophy
Contents Introduction: The Idea of Anti-Informationism -- Ch. 1. Aristotle's Explanation of Natural Motion. 1.1. The natural motion puzzle and the two potentialities. 1.2. The explanation of natural motion. 1.3. Logical causality and teleology -- Ch. 2. Logical Causality and Priority of the Actual: Consequences and Illustrations. 2.1. Coincidence, relationality and the ontology of potentiality. 2.2. The First Mover fiasco. 2.3. Substance and causality. 2.4. Logical determinism. 2.5. The continuum -- Ch. 3. Necessity, Syllogism and Scientific Knowledge. 3.1. Two kinds of necessity. 3.2. Deductive necessity and group inclusion. 3.3. Propositional necessary truth. 3.4. Deductive necessity and the circularity of the syllogism. 3.5. Accepting circularity 1: Syllogistic demonstration. 3.6. Nominalism and Aristotle's essentialism: Seeing the universal. 3.7. Aristotle's demon: Potentiality and the scientific syllogism. 3.8. Accepting circularity 2: Knowing that and what and why
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-258) and indexes
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Subject Aristotle
SUBJECT Aristotle fast
Subject Philosophy of nature.
PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- Ancient & Classical.
Philosophy of nature
Mogelijkheid.
Werkelijkheid.
Beweging (activiteit)
Philosophy & Religion.
Philosophy.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 94001045
ISBN 0585046069
9780585046068