{"product_id":"contemporary-aristotelian-metaphysics-hardback-9781107000643","title":"Contemporary Aristotelian Metaphysics (Hardback) 9781107000643","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eContemporary Aristotelian Metaphysics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book is an anthology on metaphysics understood in a neo-Aristotelian manner: metaphysics as the first philosophy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTuomas E. Tahko (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107000643, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 8 December 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e276 pages, 19 b\/w illus.  1 table\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.54 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… this collection is undoubtedly a remarkable addition to scholarship. … Tahko has succeeded in providing a stimulating presentation of what metaphysics is, according to contemporary Aristotelian philosophers.' Luca Gili, Bryn Mawr Classical Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAristotelian (or neo-Aristotelian) metaphysics is currently undergoing something of a renaissance. This volume brings together fourteen essays from leading philosophers who are sympathetic to this conception of metaphysics, which takes its cue from the idea that metaphysics is the first philosophy. The primary input from Aristotle is methodological, but many themes familiar from his metaphysics will be discussed, including ontological categories, the role and interpretation of the existential quantifier, essence, substance, natural kinds, powers, potential, and the development of life. The volume mounts a strong challenge to the type of ontological deflationism which has recently gained a strong foothold in analytic metaphysics. It will be a useful resource for scholars and advanced students who are interested in the foundations and development of philosophy.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction Tuomas E. Tahko\u003cbr\u003e 2. What is metaphysics? Kit Fine\u003cbr\u003e 3. In defence of Aristotelian metaphysics Tuomas E. Tahko\u003cbr\u003e 4. Existence and quantification reconsidered Tim Crane\u003cbr\u003e 5. Identity, quantification, and number Eric T. Olson\u003cbr\u003e 6. Ontological categories Gary Rosenkrantz\u003cbr\u003e 7. Are any kinds ontologically fundamental? Alexander Bird\u003cbr\u003e 8. Are four categories two too many? John Heil\u003cbr\u003e 9. Categories: four and more Peter Simons\u003cbr\u003e 10. Neo-Aristotelianism and substance Joshua Hoffman\u003cbr\u003e 11. Developmental potential Louis M. Guenin\u003cbr\u003e 12. The origin of life and the definition of life Storrs McCall\u003cbr\u003e 13. Essence, necessity and explanation Kathrin Koslicki\u003cbr\u003e 14. No potency without actuality: the case of graph theory David S. Oderberg\u003cbr\u003e 15. A neo-Aristotelian substance ontology: neither relational nor constituent E. J. Lowe.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy: metaphysics \u0026amp; ontology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy: metaphysics \u0026amp; ontology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy:%20metaphysics%20\u0026amp;%20ontology%20%5BHPJ%5D%22\"\u003eHPJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005927510296,"sku":"9781107000643","price":70.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107000643i_d2653f1f-5f5f-44d4-8a52-da3650ef1b41.jpg?v=1691360793","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/contemporary-aristotelian-metaphysics-hardback-9781107000643","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}