The book argues that Anaxagoras's theory of extreme mixture, with a share of everything in everything, is underpinned by an ontology of physical causal powers (the opposites), which exist as endlessly partitioned. Anaxagoras is thus the first ante litteram 'gunk lover' in the history of metaphysics; his reality is atomless.
The book argues that Anaxagoras's theory of extreme mixture, with a share of everything in everything, is underpinned by an ontology of physical causal powers (the opposites), which exist as endlessly partitioned. Anaxagoras is thus the first ante litteram 'gunk lover' in the history of metaphysics; his reality is atomless.
Anna Marmodoro is an Official Fellow in Philosophy at Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford. She specializes in ancient philosophy and contemporary metaphysics. She has published books and journal articles in both areas; and currently directs two major research projects: one on ancient and contemporary metaphysics of powers funded by the European Research Council, and one on the metaphysics of quantum entanglement, funded by the Templeton World Charity Foundation.
Inhaltsangabe
Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 -The fundamental items in the ontology 1.1. Opposites, stuffs and seeds 1.2. Does matter 'matter' to Anaxagoras? 1.3. The concreteness of power 1.4. Parmenidean constraints on change 1.5. The causal efficacy of the opposites 1.6. An early power ontology? Closing remarks Appendix 1. Anaxagorean versus Aristotelian powers Chapter 2 - The principles governing the ontology 2.1. The Principle of Universal Extraction 2.2. The Everything in Everything Principle 2.3. The No Least and No Largest Principles 2.4. The Preponderance Principle 2.5. The outcome of preponderance Closing remarks Chapter 3 - A theory of extreme mixture 3.1. The inseparability of all opposites 3.2. Power gunk 3.3. Divided gunk 3.4. Gunk's location in space 3.5. The Grind model 3.6. Can there be preponderance in a gunky world? Closing remarks Appendix 2: An overview of Anaxagoras's main metaphysical principles Chapter 4 -Compresence versus containment of the opposites 4.1. The Proportionate interpretation 4.2. The Particulate interpretation 4.3. The Liquids model 4.4. The No-divisibility interpretation Closing remarks Appendix 3: Zeno's Argument from Multitude Chapter 5 - Intelligent powers 5.1. The unmixed status of nous 5.2. The structure and operation of nous 5.3. Nous' cosmic powers 5.4. Nous' cognitive powers 5.5. The seeds and the origins of life Closing remarks Chapter 6 - Stoic gunk 6.1. Unlimited division 6.2. Colocation 6.3. The constitution of material objects; what is active and what is passive 6.4. Sharing subjects 6.5. Causation 6.6. Types of ontological unity Closing remarks Conclusions Bibliography
Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 -The fundamental items in the ontology 1.1. Opposites, stuffs and seeds 1.2. Does matter 'matter' to Anaxagoras? 1.3. The concreteness of power 1.4. Parmenidean constraints on change 1.5. The causal efficacy of the opposites 1.6. An early power ontology? Closing remarks Appendix 1. Anaxagorean versus Aristotelian powers Chapter 2 - The principles governing the ontology 2.1. The Principle of Universal Extraction 2.2. The Everything in Everything Principle 2.3. The No Least and No Largest Principles 2.4. The Preponderance Principle 2.5. The outcome of preponderance Closing remarks Chapter 3 - A theory of extreme mixture 3.1. The inseparability of all opposites 3.2. Power gunk 3.3. Divided gunk 3.4. Gunk's location in space 3.5. The Grind model 3.6. Can there be preponderance in a gunky world? Closing remarks Appendix 2: An overview of Anaxagoras's main metaphysical principles Chapter 4 -Compresence versus containment of the opposites 4.1. The Proportionate interpretation 4.2. The Particulate interpretation 4.3. The Liquids model 4.4. The No-divisibility interpretation Closing remarks Appendix 3: Zeno's Argument from Multitude Chapter 5 - Intelligent powers 5.1. The unmixed status of nous 5.2. The structure and operation of nous 5.3. Nous' cosmic powers 5.4. Nous' cognitive powers 5.5. The seeds and the origins of life Closing remarks Chapter 6 - Stoic gunk 6.1. Unlimited division 6.2. Colocation 6.3. The constitution of material objects; what is active and what is passive 6.4. Sharing subjects 6.5. Causation 6.6. Types of ontological unity Closing remarks Conclusions Bibliography
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