Material cause and syllogistic necessity in posterior analytics ii 11

The paper examines Posterior Analytics II 11, 94a20-36 and makes three points. (1) The confusing formula ‘given what things, is it necessary for this to be’ [τίνων ὄντων ἀνάγκη τοῦτ᾿ εἶναι] at a21-22 introduces material cause, not syllogistic necessity. (2) When biological material necessitation is...

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Main Author: Fait, P
Format: Journal article
Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Educação 2018