| Description |
1 online resource (157 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Continuum Reader's Guides
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Continuum reader's guides.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Preface; 1 Context; 2 Overview of themes; 3 Reading the text; 4 Reception and influence; Guide to Further Reading; Index. |
| Summary |
Aristotle''s Metaphysics is an extremely rich and important philosophical work that continues to inspire reflection and debate. Indeed, no philosophical work has been more influential. Yet, the Metaphysics is also notoriously complex. Because the work is an inquiry that seeks to discover solutions to problems rather than to defend doctrines, readers often struggle to follow the text and to understand its final solutions. This book focuses on the fascinating metaphysical issues that Aristotle is addressing. By working through the text, Halper explains how these issues arise, how the text engages t. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Aristotle. Metaphysics.
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Metaphysics (Aristotle) |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Halper, Edward C., 1951- Aristotle's "Metaphysics" : a reader's guide. London ; New York, New York : Continuum, ©2012 xii, 144 pages Continuum reader's guides. 9781441107138 |
| ISBN |
9781441117731 (electronic book) |
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1441117733 (electronic book) |
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9781441107138 |
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