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Aristotles probing inquiry into some of the fundamental problems of philosophy, The Metaphysics is one of the classical Greek foundation-stones of western thought
The Metaphysics presents Aristotles mature rejection of both the Platonic theory that what we perceive is just a pale reflection of reality and the hard-headed view that all processes are ultimately material. He argued instead that the reality or substance of things lies in their concrete forms, and in so doing he probed some of the deepest questions of philosophy: What is existence? How is change possible? And are there certain things that must exist for anything else to exist at all? The seminal notions discussed in The Metaphysics of substance and associated concepts of matter and form, essence and accident, potentiality and actuality have had a profound and enduring influence, and laid the foundations for one of the central branches of Western philosophy.
In this edition Hugh Lawson-Tancreds lucid translation is accompanied by a stimulating introduction in which he highlights the central themes of one of philosophys supreme masterpieces.
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Author: Aristotle
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Group
Published: 06/01/1999
Series: Penguin Classics
Pages: 528
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 7.82h x 5.14w x 0.91d
ISBN: 9780140446197
Language: English
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