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The History of Hylomorphism

From Aristotle to Descartes

Herausgeber: Charles, David

Beschreibung

Hylomorphism, the understanding of objects in terms of their matter and their form, was introduced by Aristotle and has been a major influence on Western philosophy to this day. Sixteen specially written essays explore hylomorphism in the thought of Hellenistic, Roman, Arabic, medieval, and early modern philosophers.

Autor

David Charles was initially a Lecturer and Research Lecturer in Christ Church, Oxford (1972-8) and was from 1978 a Fellow and Tutor at Oriel College, Oxford, until 2008 when he became a Research Professor. Since 2014, he has been a Professor of Philosophy at Yale University. In addition, he has held visiting professorships at Brown, Rutgers and UCLA, Tokyo Metropolitan, Taiwan National and Venice Universities. He was a co-founder with Vasilis Karasmanis of the European Society for Greek Philosophy and is an Honorary Fellow of the Technical University of Athens.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 422
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 165mm x 46mm
• Gewicht: 885g
• ISBN-13: 9780192897664
• ISBN-10: 0192897667
• Artikelnr.: 68168417