Aristotle's Metaphysics.

Aristotle; W. D. Ross (Intro & Commentary)

ISBN 10: 0198141076 / ISBN 13: 9780198141075

Published by Oxford University Press, Oxford & New York, 1997

Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 1074 pages; 1997 Oxford University Press. HC/DJ Two volumes, complete. Both volumes snugly bound and very neat with no marks. Dust jackets with mild shelf chafing to surfaces and trace rub at edges. Books feel and appear unread. NF/VG thus . Oversize book likely to require additional charges for expedited or international shipping. Seller Inventory # 57585

Synopsis:

This work has been written from the conviction that general statements about the philosophical position taken by Theophrastus in this small, but extremely difficult treatise, can only be made on the basis of a detailed interpretation of each and every sentence of the text. This has resulted in a full commentary which evades no philological or philosophical question that should be asked in order to elicit from the text a maximum of information. The outcome is a cautious but nonetheless explicit and dterminate characterization and evaluation of Theophrastean metaphysics as a biologists' metaphysics, which derserves the attention of philosophers in its own right. The author has paid special attention to questions of Peripatetic idiom and terminology, thus increasing the value of this book to students of Peripatetic thought in general. The information brought together has been made easily accessible by full indexes.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Aristotle's Metaphysics.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford & New York
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: Revised Edition.