Substances and Universals in Aristotle's Metaphysics

Theodore Scaltsas

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Author
Theodore Scaltsas
Publish Date
1994-10-06
Book Type
Hardcover
Number of Pages
308
Publisher Name
Cornell University Press
ISBN-10
0801430038
ISBN-13
9780801430039
citemno
024885
Edition
1
SKU
9780801430039

Description

In this book, Theodore Scaltsas brings the insights of contemporary philosophy to bear on a classic problem in metaphysics that stems from Aristotle's theory of substance. Scaltsas provides an analysis of the enigmatic notions of potentiality and actuality, which he uses to explain Aristotle’s substantial holism by showing how the concrete and the abstract parts of a substance form a dynamic, diachronic whole.