Metaphysics (Dover Philosophical Classics Series)

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Overview

A central part of academic inquiry and scholarly education, metaphysics was regarded as "the Queen of Sciences" even before the age of Aristotle. This multipart essay by the prominent philosopher examines the nature of existence, along with issues related to causation, form and matter, mathematics, and God.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780486440873
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
  • Publication date: 12/14/2007
  • Pages: 352
  • Sales rank: 411,153
  • Series: Philosophical Classics Series
  • Product dimensions: 5.10 (w) x 8.20 (h) x 0.80 (d)

Meet the Author


Arthur Madigan, S.J., is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Boston College.

Boston College

Table of Contents


Introduction; Translation; Commentary; Notes on the Text and Translation; Bibliography; Glossaries; Indexes.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 18, 2010

    An inexpensive basic text of the Metaphysics

    This is a basic translation of the text of the Metaphysics with a short introduction and few notes. The translation is in a somewhat dated style of formal english, but is clear and as true to the original as any translation can be--and far less expensive than most.

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  • Posted October 15, 2010

    Begin with a different translation

    I begin with two disclaimers: (1) I do not presume to "review" Aristotle, and (2) I do not know Greek.

    This is a 1912 translation by a gentleman named John H. McMahon. To discover that fact you have to read the copyright page, which seems rather unfair to Mr. McMahon.

    I found this translation extremely difficult to understand, and the "Metaphysics" is famously difficult in any case. That does not necessarily mean it is a bad translation. I suspect (suspect is all I can do) that it is a very literal translation, and thus may be very useful for some purposes. In any case, however, it was not the right translation for me, as a first-time English reader of "Metaphysics". The 1998 translation by High Tancred-Lawson (Penguin Classics) is much better for a first-time English reader, while that of W. D. Ross (1924) is the one that I recommend more than either this one or the Tancred-Lawson.

    Michael P. Levine's introductory essay is worth reading, but I would not buy the book just for that.

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