Aristotle on the Many Senses of Priority

by John J. Cleary

Cleary discusses the origin, development, and use of the many senses of priority as a central thesis in Aristotle s metaphysics.Cleary contends that one of the most revealing problems for the ambiguity of Aristotle s relationship to Platonism is that of the ontological status of mathematical objects. In support of his claim, Cleary analyzes a curious passage from Aristotle s "Topics, "where he appears to accept a schema of priorities that makes mathematical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809314657
• ISBN13: 9780809314652
• Release Date: September 1988
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"