Aristotle on definition /

This book argues that Aristotle offers us a consistent theory of definition, according to which a particular type of definition - one which states the formal cause of a simple item - is fundamental. It begins by considering definitions as indemonstrable first principles in demonstrations, and inquir...

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Main Author: Deslauriers, Marguerite, 1956-

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Boston : Brill, 2007.

Series: Philosophia antiqua, v. 109
Philosophia Antiqua 109.
Philosophia Antiqua Online, ISBN: 9789004319752.

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Call Number: B491.D44 D47 2007

Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
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  • Introduction /
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  • Chapter One. Aristotle On Division /
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  • Chapter Two. The Four Types Of Definition /
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  • Chapter Three. Definitions And Aitia /
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  • Chapter Four. Definition And Its Object In The Metaphysics /
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  • Chapter Five. Stating The Essence In The Topics /
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  • Conclusion /
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  • Bibliography /
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  • Index Locorum /
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  • General Index /
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