Metaphysics / Edition 2

by Aristotle, Lindsay Judson, J. L. Ackrill

Overview

The books translated in this volume are fourth, fifth, and sixth in the traditional ordering of Aristotle's Metaphysics. The nature and metaphysics are discussed in G and E. A subtle examination of the principles of non-contradiction and excluded middle occupies the latter part of G. D is in the form of a philosophical lexicon. All three books contain important material on being, substance, "accident," unity, truth, cause, and other such concepts. The translation is very close to the Greek, as an aid to students who cannot check the English version against the original. It is followed by an interpretative and critical commentary. For this new edition, Kirwan has added a substantial section of further comment on several central issues, and considerably expanded the bibliography.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198240877
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	12/09/1993
Series:	Clarendon Aristotle Series
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.80(d)
Lexile:	1360L (what's this?)

About the Author

C. D. C. Reeve is Delta Kappa Epsilon Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Table of Contents

The Metaphysics - Aristotle Translated with an Introduction by Hugh Lawson-Tancred

Preface
Introduction
THE METAPHYSICSBook Alpha
Book Alpha the Lesser
Book Beta
Book Gamma
Book Delta
Book Epsilon
Book Zeta
Book Eta
Book Theta
Book Iota
Book Kappa
Book Lambda
Book Mu
Book Nu
Bibliography

Editorial Reviews

From the reviews of the first edition: "The commentary...is both businesslike and thought-provoking, and Kirwan is pleasantly fertile in modern examples."—Mind

"Kirwan is always interesting, and his book will be quite indispensable for philosophers working on Aristotle."—Classical Review

From the Publisher

"The translator is to be commended for the scholarly and painstaking service which he has rendered to one of the great philosophic masterpieces of all times."
—Paul Helsel

Paul Helsel

"Mr. Hope translates every term in as many ways as are required by different contexts and by Aristotle's own intended meanings, thereby producing a version that is immeasurably more intelligible than one based on the assumption that every Greek word must be rendered by a single English equivalent."
—Ben Ray Redman

Ben Ray Redman