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Aristotle is perhaps the most important figure in Western Philosophy and his Metaphysics is a benchmark in the history of philosophy. Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Aristotle and the Metaphysics introduces and assesses: Aristotle's life and the background to the Metaphysics The ideas and text of the Metaphysics The continuing importance of Aristotle's work to philosophy
| ISBN | 0415251486 | | Volumes | 1 | | ISBN13 | 9780415251488
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 340 | | Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd | | Published in | London | | Imprint | Routledge | | Series editor | Crane, Tim, Crane, Tim, Crane, Tim | | Format | Paperback | | Series title | Routledge Philosophy Guidebooks | | Publication date | 19 Feb 2004 | | Height (mm) | 200 | | Library of Congress | B434.P65 2, B434.P65 2, B434 \.P | | Width (mm) | 130 | | DEWEY | 110 | | Spine width (mm) | 32 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | General, Tertiary education | | Pages | 360 | |
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| | | Acknowledgements | | | | 1 | | Aristotle's Metaphysics | | 1 | | 2 | | Metaphysics as the Science of the Ultimate Explanations of All Things (Book I) | | 23 | | 3 | | Aristotle's Method in Metaphysics (Book III) | | 64 | | 4 | | Metaphysics as the Science of Being Qua Being. Primary Being versus Non-Primary Being (Books IV. 1-2 and VI. 1) | | 90 | | 5 | | The Defence of the Principle of Non-Contradiction (Book IV. 3-6, esp. 3-4) | | 122 | | 6 | | The Response to Phenomenalism and Relativism (Book IV. 5-6) | | 156 | | 7 | | The Search for Primary Being (Book VII) | | 188 | | 8 | | The Ultimate Cause of Change: God (Book XII) | | 257 | | 9 | | The Criticism of Plato's Theory of Forms | | 295 | | | | Conclusion | | 331 | | | | Further Reading | | 333 | | | | Bibliography | | 336 | | | | Index | | 341 |
"The Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Aristotle and the "Metaphysics is well-written and philosophically acute. It will prove a most worthwhile addition to your series, and will be helpful for final year undergraduates and graduates taking options in Aristotle's metaphysics."-David Charles, Oxford University  Be the first to write a customer review
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