Aristotle's use of genos in logic, philosophy, and science
By: Jeffrey Carr.
Series: American university studies. V, Philosophy -- v. 205
Publisher: Peter Lang; Lang Publishing, Incorporated, Peter
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781433103216
Subjects: Aristotle; Categories (Philosophy); Classification
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The common hellenic meaning of "genus"; title: The Pollaxos legomena or things said in many ways; title: Genus in the explanation of change : the subject and substratum principles; title: To what is Aristotle's theory of change a response? : the pre-socratic and platonic background; title: Change : the principles of nature in physics I; title: A first mention of matter and form; title: Genus in the explanation of change : the definition of change; title: Aristotle's definition of change : physics III; title: The circularity objections; title: The advantages of Aristotle's theory; title: The use of genus in change; title: Genus in the explanation of change generation, "for man begets man" (1032-24); title: Generation; title: Change and genus; title: The generation of animals as organic substances; title: Animal generation and the mule; title: Genus in definitions : the Aristotelian and platonic division of a genus; title: "What is definition?"; title: Platonic division and definition; title: Aristotle's use of genus and animal taxonomy; title: The use of "genus" in Pa I; title: Analogy vs. the more and the less; title: Taxonomy : the megista gene; title: Genus in definitions : why Aristotle was a realist; title: Division and definition in Aristotle; title: Causal definitions , substantial definitions, and definitions by matter and form; title: The unity of definition and division; title: The use of genus in definition; title: Case study I : the definition of the psyche; title: On matter as substratum; title: On matter : the domain problem; title: On matter : is it substance?; title: On matter : potentiality; title: The elements : is ontological reduction possible?; title: Proper matter and generation revisited; title: The indeterminacy vs. nature problem; title: On genus as matter; title: The analogy interpretation : Aristotle's mention of genus as matter; title: The literal interpretation : Aristotle's use of genus as matter; title: The principal unity of Aristotle's thought.