Aristotle on Accidental Causation
2024
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-49146-4 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-49146-4 (ISBN)
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This major new study of Aristotle's natural philosophy connects it to modern theories of causation and provides fresh interpretations of classic issues. Structured around close readings of the Physics and the Metaphysics and informed by contemporary theories of causation, it offers a rich treatment of some of Aristotle's core texts.
In this major new study, Tyler Huismann connects Aristotle's natural philosophy to modern theories of causation and provides fresh interpretations of classic issues. He links two of the most important notions in Aristotle's philosophy, accidents and causes, and using the concept of accidental causation as a guide, argues for ground-breaking proposals on some of the most foundational areas of Aristotle's thought: the relation between substances and accidents, the nature of efficient causation, the workings of 'qua,' the possibility of uncaused events, and the role of accidental causation in the natural world. Structured around close readings of Aristotle's Physics and Metaphysics and informed by contemporary theories of causation, Huismann's book offers students an accessible treatment of some of Aristotle's core texts, and provides specialists with a series of provocative interpretations.
In this major new study, Tyler Huismann connects Aristotle's natural philosophy to modern theories of causation and provides fresh interpretations of classic issues. He links two of the most important notions in Aristotle's philosophy, accidents and causes, and using the concept of accidental causation as a guide, argues for ground-breaking proposals on some of the most foundational areas of Aristotle's thought: the relation between substances and accidents, the nature of efficient causation, the workings of 'qua,' the possibility of uncaused events, and the role of accidental causation in the natural world. Structured around close readings of Aristotle's Physics and Metaphysics and informed by contemporary theories of causation, Huismann's book offers students an accessible treatment of some of Aristotle's core texts, and provides specialists with a series of provocative interpretations.
Tyler Huismann is Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oklahoma. He is the author of a number of articles in journals including Apeiron, Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie, Journal of the American Philosophical Association, and Journal of the History of Philosophy.
Introduction; 1. The texture of Aristotle's ontology; 2. What is accidental to what; 3. Aristotle on how efficient causation works; 4. The nature of accidental causation; 5. Causal inference: Aristotle on 'Qua'; 6. The causal profile of Lucky occurrences; 7. Why Aristotle needs accidental causation; 8. Expert activity and the metaphysics of action; 9. The role of the accidental in the physical world; Bibliography; Index.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 11.10.2024 |
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| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Erkenntnistheorie / Wissenschaftstheorie | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Metaphysik / Ontologie | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie Altertum / Antike | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-009-49146-6 / 1009491466 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-009-49146-4 / 9781009491464 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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