Order in Multiplicity
Download or Read eBook Order in Multiplicity PDF written by Christopher Shields and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Christopher Shields |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 310 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0199253072 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780199253074 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Order in Multiplicity by : Christopher Shields
Book excerpt: Christopher Shields investigates and evaluates Aristotle's approach to questions about homonymy, characterizing the metaphysical and semantic commitments necessary to establish the homonymy of a given concept. Then, in a series of case-studies, Shields examines in detail some of Aristotle's principal applications of homonymy - to the body, sameness and oneness, life, goodness, and being. Shields's aim is not only to give a fuller understanding of Aristotle's methodology and to illuminate his specific doctrines in a variety of areas, but to show that this methodology remains fruitful today.
