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The Doctrine of Being in the Aristotelian Metaphysics: A Study in the Greek Background of Mediaeval Thought (3rd ed.)

The Doctrine of Being in the Aristotelian Metaphysics: A Study in the Greek Background of Mediaeval Thought (3rd ed.)

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AuthorsOwens, Joseph
TagsAncient & Classical, History & Surveys, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Aristotle — Ontology, Aristotle. Metaphysics, Medieval
PublisherPontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies
Published14 feb 1978
Date31 gen 2023
Languageseng
Identifiersisbn: 0888444095, lcn: B434.085 1978, google: JjsIAQAAIAAJ

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The problem of being is central to Western metaphysics. Etched sharply in the verses of Parmenides, it took on distinctive colouring in Aristotle as the subject matter of a science expressly labelled 'theological.' For Aristotle, being could not be shared in generic fashion by other natures. As a nature it had to be found not in various species but in a primary instance only. The science specified by the primary nature was accordingly the one science that under the aspect of being treated universally of whatever is: it dealt with being qua being.