Theophrastus on First Principles

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Theophrastus' so-called Metaphysics presents a series of difficulties for various accounts of first principles, including Platonist ones but also - and especially - Aristotle's. Hence, many scholars think that Theophrastus abandons some of his teacher's core commitments, such as the prime mover or natural teleology. Other interpreters, by contrast, emphasize the aporematic character of the work and do not take Theophrastus to be truly critical of Aristotle. In the author's view, neither reading captures the character of the treatise. For, as argued in this Element, Theophrastus probes the Aristotelian account of first principles in earnest. But this is not to say that he abandons it. Rather, Theophrastus is an internal critic of an Aristotelian framework to which he himself is committed but of which he thinks that it requires further elaboration.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1. Theophrastus' first philosophy; 2. The principles of the natural world; 3. The limits of causal inquiry; Conclusion; References.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2026
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Importe
Rubrik:	Sozialwissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9781009708265
ISBN-10:	1009708260
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Meister, Samuel
Hersteller:	Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	229 x 152 x 5 mm
Von/Mit:	Samuel Meister
Erscheinungsdatum:	09.03.2026
Gewicht:	0,12 kg