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The Metaphysics

By Aristotle
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The Metaphysics by Aristotle is a foundational philosophical work that delves into the nature of existence and reality. It examines subjects like substance, causality, and potentiality, attempting to understand what it means for something to exist. This book offers insights into both physical and abstract realms, providing a profound exploration of being and knowledge.
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If you are intrigued by the foundational questions about existence, reality, and what it means to be, this classic text from Aristotle will engage you with its deep insights into the nature of being and substances. Its profound exploration of philosophical concepts remains influential and thought-provoking for those interested in the timeless discussions of metaphysics.

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The Metaphysics

Presents the author's mature rejection of both the Platonic theory that what we perceive is just a pale reflection of reality and the hard-headed view that all processes are the material. In this book, the author argued instead that the reality or substance of things lies in their concrete forms.

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The Metaphysics is Aristotle's probing look at the fundamental questions of philosophy.

The Metaphysics presents Aristotle's mature rejection of both the Platonic theory that what we perceive is just a pale reflection of reality and the hardheaded view that all processes are ultimately material. He argued instead that the reality or substance of things lies in their concrete forms. In so doing, he probed some of the deepest questions of philosophy: What is existence? How is change possible? And are there certain things that must exist for anything else to exist at all?

The seminal notions discussed in The Metaphysicsβ€”of 'substance' and associated concepts of matter and form, essence and accident, potentiality and actualityβ€”have had a profound and enduring influence, laying the foundations for one of the central branches of Western philosophy.

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The Metaphysics by Aristotle is lauded for its foundational exploration of existence, reality, and being, offering profound insights that remain influential in philosophical discourse. Critics appreciate its complex yet thought-provoking nature, although they acknowledge that it may be challenging for some readers to navigate. Its concepts about substance and essence have sparked extensive scholarly discussion, highlighting its enduring significance in Western philosophy.

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ISBN: 9780140446197

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 October 1998

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 361g

Pages: 528

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About the Author

ARISTOTLE (384-322 BC) studied at the Academy of Plato for 20 years and then established his own school and research institute 'The Lyceum'. His writings, which were of extraordinary range, profoundly affected the whole course of ancient and medieval philosophy and are still eagerly studied and debated by philosophers today. HUGH LAWSON-TANCRED was born in 1955, and went to Balliol College, Oxford. He is now a departmental Fellow of Philosophy at Birkbeck College, London.

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