Aristotle’s Metaphysics Z as First Philosophy
Discussions of Aristotle’s Metaphysics Z tend to treat it either as an independent treatise on substance and essence or as preliminary to the main conclusions of the Metaphysics. I argue instead that Z is central to Aristotle’s project of first philosophy in the Metaphysics: the first philosopher se...
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Type de support: | Électronique Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill
2023
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Phronesis
Année: 2023, Volume: 68, Numéro: 1, Pages: 78-116 |
Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Theology
B first philosophy B Essence B Aristotle |
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Résumé: | Discussions of Aristotle’s Metaphysics Z tend to treat it either as an independent treatise on substance and essence or as preliminary to the main conclusions of the Metaphysics. I argue instead that Z is central to Aristotle’s project of first philosophy in the Metaphysics: the first philosopher seeks the first causes of being qua being, especially substances, and in Z Aristotle establishes that essences or forms are the first causes of being of perceptible substances. I also argue that the centrality of Z to first philosophy is compatible with its status as theology. |
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ISSN: | 1568-5284 |
Contient: | Enthalten in: Phronesis
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685284-bja10066 |