Aristotle's use of genos in logic, philosophy, and science

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2009, Peter Lang, Lang Publishing, Incorporated, Peter
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Table of Contents

Introduction
The common hellenic meaning of "genus"
The Pollaxos legomena or things said in many ways
Genus in the explanation of change : the subject and substratum principles
To what is Aristotle's theory of change a response? : the pre-socratic and platonic background
Change : the principles of nature in physics I
A first mention of matter and form
Genus in the explanation of change : the definition of change
Aristotle's definition of change : physics III
The circularity objections
The advantages of Aristotle's theory
The use of genus in change
Genus in the explanation of change generation, "for man begets man" (1032-24)
Generation
Change and genus
The generation of animals as organic substances
Animal generation and the mule
Genus in definitions : the Aristotelian and platonic division of a genus
"What is definition?"
Platonic division and definition
Aristotle's use of genus and animal taxonomy
The use of "genus" in Pa I
Analogy vs. the more and the less
Taxonomy : the megista gene
Genus in definitions : why Aristotle was a realist
Division and definition in Aristotle
Causal definitions , substantial definitions, and definitions by matter and form
The unity of definition and division
The use of genus in definition
Case study I : the definition of the psyche
On matter as substratum
On matter : the domain problem
On matter : is it substance?
On matter : potentiality
The elements : is ontological reduction possible?
Proper matter and generation revisited
The indeterminacy vs. nature problem
On genus as matter
The analogy interpretation : Aristotle's mention of genus as matter
The literal interpretation : Aristotle's use of genus as matter
The principal unity of Aristotle's thought.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Series
American university studies. V, Philosophy -- v. 205

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Dewey Decimal Class
185
Library of Congress
B491.C26 C37 2009, B491.C26C37 2009

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p. cm.

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OL23186954M
ISBN 13
9781433103216
LCCN
2009011343
OCLC/WorldCat
317068109

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