Order in Multiplicity Homonymy in the Philosophy of Aristotle |
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| Author:
| Shields, Christopher |
| Series title: | Oxford Aristotle Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-823715-0 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1998 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $243.59AUD $307.00 |
Book Description:
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Christopher Shields presents the first full study of a key feature of Aristotle's philosophical and scientific investigations: his concern with the homonymy of certain concepts, that is, with the fact that a single concept stands for a multiplicity of kinds of thing. Shields examines how Aristotle seeks order within this multiplicity, in a variety of areas of inquiry, and demonstrates the continuing fruitfulness of his methodology.
Christopher Shields presents the first full study of a key feature of Aristotle's philosophical and scientific investigations: his concern with the homonymy of certain concepts, that is, with the fact that a single concept stands for a multiplicity of kinds of thing. Shields examines how Aristotle seeks order within this multiplicity, in a variety of areas of inquiry, and demonstrates the continuing fruitfulness of his methodology.