Definition and Essence from Aristotle to Kant (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Anstey, Peter R.; Bronstein, David

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This volume brings together twelve essays exploring the history of theories of definition and essence in Western philosophy from Aristotle to Kant. Its broad historical sweep also facilitates comparisons between different figures.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Januar 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040274613
• Artikelnr.: 72786968

Autorenporträt

Peter R. Anstey is Professor of Philosophy in the School of Humanities, University of Sydney, Australia. He specialises in early modern philosophy. David Bronstein is co-director of the Centre for the History of Philosophy and Associate Professor and Senior Research Fellow in the Institute for Ethics and Society, University of Notre Dame Australia. He specialises in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy with a focus on Aristotle.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Peter R. Anstey and David Bronstein 1. Aristotle on the
Relation between Definition and Demonstration David Bronstein 2. Definition
and Demonstration in the Category of Quantity and the Ancient Search for
the Definition of Ratio James Franklin 3. Stoic Definitions Without Forms
Katja Vogt 4. Proclus' Hierarchy of Definitions Marije Martijn 5.
Principles and Essences in Robert Kilwardby's Science of Logic Paul Thom
6. Aquinas on the Unity of Definition Gabriele Galluzzo 7. Definition,
Hobbes, and Medieval Nominalism Calvin G. Normore 8. Does Descartes'
Mind-Body Union have a Real Definition? Deborah J. Brown 9. Four Theories
of Definition: Hobbes, Pascal, Port-Royal, and Locke Peter R. Anstey 10.
The First Rule of Geometers: Arnauld and Nicole's Theory of Definition
Laura Kotevska 11. Proof by Experiments in Newton's Opticks Kirsten Walsh
12. Kant on Essence and Nature Michael Oberst