Aristotle on meaning and essence /

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Author / Creator:Charles, David (David Owain Maurice)
Imprint:Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Description:1 online resource (xiv, 410 pages)
Language:English
Series:Oxford Aristotle studies
Oxford Aristotle studies.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11227070
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ISBN:9780191520273
0191520276
9780191597183
019159718X
0198250703
9780198250708
019925673X
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-397) and indexes.
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Summary:"David Charles presents a study of Aristotle's views on meaning, essence, and necessity. Aristotle's discussions of these interconnected topics are central to his account of thought and language, his metaphysics, and his study of biology. They are also of continuing philosophical importance, with considerable relevance for modern debates on these issues. Charles aims, on the basis of a careful and detailed reading of Aristotle's texts, to reach a clear understanding of his distinctive claims and arguments, and to assess their value and significance. He argues that Aristotle's account is distinct from the one often described and attacked as 'Aristotelian essentialism'. Indeed, in Charles's view, it enjoys some advantages over more recent attempts to formulate and defend essentialist theses."--Jacket.
Other form:Print version: Charles, David (David Owain Maurice). Aristotle on meaning and essence. Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000
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Summary:David Charles presents a study of Aristotle's views on meaning, essence, necessity, and related topics. These interconnected views are central to Aristotle's metaphysics, philosophy of language, and philosophy of science. They are also highly relevant to current philosophical debates. Charles aims, on the basis of a careful reading of Aristotle's texts and many subsequent works, to reach a clear understanding of his claims and arguments, and to assess their truth and their importance to philosophy ancient and modern.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 410 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-397) and indexes.
ISBN:9780191520273
0191520276
9780191597183
019159718X
0198250703
9780198250708
019925673X