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The activity of being an essay on Aristotle's ontology

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  • "Main description: Understanding 0what something is0 is a project that has long occupied philosophers. Perhaps no thinker in the Western tradition has had more influence on how we approach this question than Aristotle, whose Metaphysics remains the locus classicus of rigorous examinations into the nature of being. Now, in an elegantly argued new study, Aryeh Kosman reinterprets Aristotle's ontology and compels us to reexamine some of our most basic assumptions about the great philosopher's thought. For Aristotle, to ask 0what something is0 is to inquire into a specific mode of its being, something ordinarily regarded as its 0substance.0 But to understand substance, we need the concept of energeia-a Greek term usually translated as 0actuality.0 In a move of far-reaching consequence, Kosman explains that the correct translation of energeia is not 0actuality0 but 0activity.0 We have subtly misunderstood the Metaphysics on this crucial point, says Kosman. Aristotle conceives of substance as a kind of dynamic activity, not some inert quality. Substance is something actively being what it is. Kosman demonstrates how this insight significantly alters our understanding of a number of important concepts in Aristotelian thought, from accounts of motion, consciousness, and essence to explanations of the nature of animal and divine being. Whether it is approached as an in-depth introduction to Aristotle's metaphysics or as a highly original reassessment sure to spark debate, there can be no argument that The Activity of Being is a major contribution to our understanding of one of philosophy's most important thinkers."

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  • "Livres électroniques"
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  • "˜Theœ activity of being an essay on Aristotleś ontology"
  • "The activity of being an essay on Aristotle's ontology"
  • "The activity of being an essay on Aristotle's ontology"@en
  • "The activity of being an essay on Aristotleś ontology"
  • "The activity of being : an essay on Aristotle's ontology"
  • "The activity of being : an essay on Aristotleʼs ontology"
  • "The Activity of Being An Essay on Aristotle's Ontology"
  • "The Activity of Being An Essay on Aristotle's Ontology"@en

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