Order in Multiplicity : Homonymy in the Philosophy of Aristotle
Overview
Aristotle attaches particular significance to the homomyny of many of the central concepts in philosophy and science: that is, to the diversity of ways of being that are denoted by a single concept. Shields here investigates and evaluates Aristotle's approach to questions about homonymy, characterizing the metaphysical and semantic commitments necessary to establish the homonymy of a given concept. Then, in a series of case studies, he examines in detail some of Aristotle's principal applications of homonymy--to the body, sameness and oneness, life, goodness, and being. This first full-length study of a central aspect of Aristotle's thought will interest philosophers working in a number of areas.
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- ISBN-13: 9780199253074
- ISBN-10: 0199253072
- Publisher: OUP Oxford
- Publish Date: January 2003
- Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.14 x 0.7 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.94 pounds
- Page Count: 304
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