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Oxford Aristotle Studies Ser.: Aristotle's Theory of Substance : The Categories and Metaphysics Zeta by Michael V. Wedin (2002, Uk-Trade Paper)

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Aristotle is engaged in quite different projects in the two works--the earlier focusing on ontology, and the later on explanation.

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Publication NameAristotle's Theory of Substance : the Categories and Metaphysics Zeta

LanguageEnglish

SubjectHistory & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Metaphysics

Publication Year2002

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPhilosophy

AuthorMichael V. Wedin

SeriesOxford Aristotle Studies Ser.

FormatUk-Trade Paper

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Reviews'it is clear that this is an important book ... Wedin has given us a careful, detailed, and insightful analysis of Zeta that will amply repay the careful study it demands.'Ian Bell, Department of Philosophy, University of Richmond, Aristotle scholars have declared irreconcilable ... Both the magisterial scope of this fine book and its rich detail are worthy of the great treatises it examines. Since Wedin works out his own positions with explicit and detailed reference to some of the most careful recent scholarship on these works, his book will no doubt be subjected to intense scrutiny and thorough debate. It deserves nothing less.', "Scrupulous...masterful...[this] book deserves an honored place in the literature on Aristotle's metaphysics."--Ancient Philosophy"Michael Wedin has written the equivalent for Aristotle of what biblical scholars would call a 'harmony of the gospels.' It is a wonderfully rich and argumentatively dense reconstruction of Aristotle's two most important treatises on substance, the Categories and Metaphysics Zeta, works that many of our most able Aristotle scholars have declared irreconcilable....Both the magisterial scope of this fine book and its rich detail are worthy of the great treatises it examines. Since Wedin works out his own positions with explicit and detailed reference to some of the most careful recent scholarship on these works, his book will no doubt be subjected to intense scrutiny and thorough debate. It deserves nothing less."--Journal of the History of Philosophy, 'This contribution to the literature on Aristotle's account of substance is valuable for a number of reasons. Wedin's thesis is both important and intrinsically plausible, whether or not one ultimately agrees with it.'Ian Bell, Department of Philosophy, University of Richmond, "Scrupulous...masterful...[this] book deserves an honored place in the literature on Aristotle's metaphysics."--Ancient Philosophy "Michael Wedin has written the equivalent for Aristotle of what biblical scholars would call a 'harmony of the gospels.' It is a wonderfully rich and argumentatively dense reconstruction of Aristotle's two most important treatises on substance, the Categories and Metaphysics Zeta, works that many of our most able Aristotle scholars have declared irreconcilable....Both the magisterial scope of this fine book and its rich detail are worthy of the great treatises it examines. Since Wedin works out his own positions with explicit and detailed reference to some of the most careful recent scholarship on these works, his book will no doubt be subjected to intense scrutiny and thorough debate. It deserves nothing less."--Journal of the History of Philosophy, 'Wedin's conclusions will be of particular interest not only to scholarsdirectly engaged with the question of the compatibility of the Categories andthe Metaphysics, but also to those interested in the role of casual explanationin Aristotle's metaphysical project.'Ian Bell, Department of Philosophy, University of Richmond, 'Review from previous edition Michael Wedin has written the equivalent for Aristotle of what biblical scholars would call a "harmony of the gospels." It is a wonderfully rich and argumentatively dense reconstruction of Aristotle's two most important treatises on substance, the Categories and Metaphysics Zeta, works that many of our most able Aristotle scholars have declared irreconcilable. . . . Both the magisterial scope of this fine book and its richdetail are worthy of the great treatises it examines. Since Wedin works out his own positions with explicit and detailed reference to some of the most careful recent scholarship on these works, his book willno doubt be subjected to intense scrutiny and thorough debate. It deserves nothing less.'Gareth B. Matthews, Journal of the History of Philosophy'it is clear that this is an important book ... Wedin has given us a careful, detailed, and insightful analysis of Zeta that will amply repay the careful study it demands.'Ian Bell, Department of Philosophy, University of Richmond'The book will hold considerable appeal not only for Aristotelian scholars but also for analytically trained metaphysicians with an interest in Aristotle. There is also to be found astute criticism of some leading alternative interpretations of these texts.'Ian Bell, Department of Philosophy, University of Richmond'This contribution to the literature on Aristotle's account of substance is valuable for a number of reasons. Wedin's thesis is both important and intrinsically plausible, whether or not one ultimately agrees with it.'Ian Bell, Department of Philosophy, University of Richmond'Wedin's conclusions will be of particular interest not only to scholars directly engaged with the question of the compatibility of the Categories and the Metaphysics, but also to those interested in the role of causal explanation in Aristotle's metaphysical project.'Ian Bell, Department of Philosophy, University of Richmond'important new contribution'Ian Bell, Department of Philosophy, University of Richmond, 'The book will hold considerable appeal not only for Aristotelian scholars but also for analytically trained metaphysicians with an interest in Aristotle. There is also to be found astute criticism of some leading alternative interpretations of these texts.'Ian Bell, Department of Philosophy, University of Richmond, 'Wedin's conclusions will be of particular interest not only to scholars directly engaged with the question of the compatibility of the Categories and the Metaphysics, but also to those interested in the role of casual explanation in Aristotle's metaphysical project.'Ian Bell, Department of Philosophy, University of Richmond, 'The book will hold considerable appeal not only for Aristotelian scholarsbut also for analytically trained metaphysicians with an interest in Aristotle.There is also to be found astute criticism of some leading alternativeinterpretations of these texts.'Ian Bell, Department of Philosophy, University of Richmond, 'This contribution to the literature on Aristotle's account of substanceis valuable for a number of reasons. Wedin's thesis is both important andintrinsically plausible, whether or not one ultimately agrees with it.'Ian Bell, Department of Philosophy, University of Richmond, 'Review from previous edition Michael Wedin has written the equivalent forAristotle of what biblical scholars would call a "harmony of the gospels." It isa wonderfully rich and argumentatively dense reconstruction of Aristotle's twomost important treatises on substance, the Categories and Metaphysics Zeta,works that many of our most able Aristotle scholars have declaredirreconcilable. . . . Both the magisterial scope of this fine book and its richdetail are worthy of the great treatises it examines. Since Wedin works out hisown positions with explicit and detailed reference to some of the most carefulrecent scholarship on these works, his book will no doubt be subjected tointense scrutiny and thorough debate. It deserves nothing less.'Gareth B. Matthews, Journal of the History of Philosophy, 'Review from previous edition Michael Wedin has written the equivalent for Aristotle of what biblical scholars would call a "harmony of the gospels." It is a wonderfully rich and argumentatively dense reconstruction of Aristotle's two most important treatises on substance, the Categories andMetaphysics Zeta, works that many of our most able Aristotle scholars have declared irreconcilable. . . . Both the magisterial scope of this fine book and its rich detail are worthy of the great treatises it examines. Since Wedin works out his own positions with explicit and detailed reference tosome of the most careful recent scholarship on these works, his book will no doubt be subjected to intense scrutiny and thorough debate. It deserves nothing less.'Gareth B. Matthews, Journal of the History of Philosophy

Dewey Edition21

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal111/.1/092

Table Of ContentIntroduction1. The Plan of the Categories2. Nonsubstantial Individuals3. Commitment and Configuration in the Categories4. Tales of the Two Treatises5. The Structure and Substance of Substance6. Form as Essence7. Zeta 6 on the Immediacy of Form8. The Purification of Form9. Generality and Compositionality: Z. 13's Worries about Form10. Form and ExplanationBibliography, Index Locorum, General Index

SynopsisAristotle's views on the fundamental nature of reality are usually taken to be inconsistent. The two main sources for these views are the Categories and the central books of the Metaphysics, particularly book Zeta. In the early theory of the Categories the basic entities of the world are concrete objects such as Socrates: Aristotle calls them 'primary substances'. But the later theory awards this title to the forms of concrete objects. Michael Wedin proposes a compatibilist solution to this long-standing puzzle, arguing that Aristotle is engaged in quite different projects in the two works. The theory of Metaphysics Zeta is meant to explain central features of the standing doctrine of the Categories, and so presupposes the essential truth of the early theory. The Categories offers a theory of underlying ontological configurations, while book Zeta gives form the status of primary substance because it is primarily the form of a concrete object that explains its nature, and this form is the substance of the object. So when the late theory identifies primary substance with form, it appeals to an explanatory primacy that is quite distinct from the ontological primacy that dominates the Categories. Wedin's new interpretation thus allows us to see the two treatises as complementing each other: they are parts of a unified history of substance., Michael Wedin argues against the prevailing notion that Aristotle's views on the nature of reality are fundamentally inconsistent. According to Wedin's new interpretation, the difference between the early theory of the Categories and the later theory of the Metaphysics reflects the fact that Aristotle is engaged in quite different projects in the two works--the earlier focusing on ontology, and the later on explanation., Michael Wedin argues against the prevailing view that Aristotle's views on the nature of reality are fundamentally inconsistent. According to Wedin's new interpretation, the difference between the early theory of the Categories and the later theory of the Metaphysics reflects the fact that Aristotle is engaged in quite different projects in the two works: the early theory focuses on ontology, the later theory on explanation.

LC Classification NumberB491.S8W43 2002