Aristotle's Metaphysics Book K
<p>From the peculiar catalogue of aporiai in the opening to the extracts from books Β, Γ, and E of the Physics at the end, book K has always been a puzzling text inside the Metaphysics. The present research aims at clarifying our understanding of the whole book and its implications on Aristotl...
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| Format: | Disertacija |
| Jezik: | Greek, Ancient (to 1453) English |
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2020
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| Sažetak: | <p>From the peculiar catalogue of aporiai in the opening to the extracts from books Β, Γ, and E of the Physics at the end, book K has always been a puzzling text inside the Metaphysics. The present research aims at clarifying our understanding of the whole book and its implications on Aristotle’s Metaphysics and doctrine by confirming whether K is a dependable Aristotelian source. It comprises three main parts: an introduction to the main problems, a translation with notes, and a commentary that follows the order of the chapters. In doing so, particular focus is given to a comparison with other Aristotelian works and Aristotle’s legacy in the ancient Peripatos, linking K’s oddities to equivalent situations in other Aristotle’s treatises (particularly the Ethics). The interpretation of the book across the centuries to date will be examined in the course of the study to outline the debate over the authenticity and the athetesis of the book. New evidence is found on certain unique expressions that date to a later Greek than the one of Aristotle and are attributed to a late editor who intervened on parts of the book. Plausible connections are drawn with Theophrastus’ Metaphysics and the work of Eudemus of Rhodes. Despite being a hotchpotch, K carries a meaning and it is not just a perfunctory repetition of something else better explained elsewhere in the corpus. Therefore, this research sheds light on the potential for new understanding derived from K, if not about Aristotle himself, at least on the school of thought he built and the first philosophy he was trying to define by conversing with his pupils and colleagues.</p> |
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