Principles and Proofs

Aristotle's Theory of Demonstrative Science

Jr. McKirahan Richard D. (Autor)

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354 Seiten

2017
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-62987-2 (ISBN)

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By a thorough study of the Posterior Analytics and related Aristotelian texts, Richard McKirahan reconstructs Aristotle's theory of episteme--science. The Posterior Analytics contains the first extensive treatment of the nature and structure of science in the history of philosophy, and McKirahan's aim is to interpret it sympathetically, following the lead of the text, rather than imposing contemporary frameworks on it. In addition to treating the theory as a whole, the author uses textual and philological as well as philosophical material to interpret many important but difficult individual passages. A number of issues left obscure by the Aristotelian material are settled by reference to Euclid's geometrical practice in the Elements. To justify this use of Euclid, McKirahan makes a comparative analysis of fundamental features of Euclidian geometry with the corresponding elements of Aristotle's theory. Emerging from that discussion is a more precise and more complex picture of the relation between Aristotle's theory and Greek mathematics--a picture of mutual, rather than one-way, dependence. Originally published in 1992.
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AcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction3IThe Motivation for The Theory of Demonstration7IIThe Approach to the Principles21IIIThe Kinds of Principles36IVThe Subject Genus50VThe Subordinate Sciences64VIAxioms or Common Principles68VIIDefinitions, I: The Per Se80VIIIScientific Essences103IXDefinitions, II: Form and Content111XExistence Claims122XIAristotle's Principles and Greek Mathematics133XIIAristotle's Demonstrations and Euclid's Elements144XIIIThe Varieties of Demonstration, I: Universal Subject-Attribute Demonstrations164XIVThe Varieties of Demonstration, II: Application Arguments177XVThe Varieties of Demonstration, III: Demonstrations of Existence188XVIDemonstration of Essence: Another Form of Scientific Proof?198XVIIScientific Explanation209XVIIIOur Knowledge of the Principles235Notes273Bibliography309Index Locorum321General Index335

Erscheinungsdatum	01.03.2017
Reihe/Serie	Princeton Legacy Library
Verlagsort	New Jersey
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	822 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Erkenntnistheorie / Wissenschaftstheorie
ISBN-10	0-691-62987-0 / 0691629870
ISBN-13	978-0-691-62987-2 / 9780691629872
Zustand	Neuware