Aristotle's Ontology of Change

by Mark Sentesy

This book investigates what change is, according to Aristotle, and how it affects his conception of being. Mark Sentesy argues that the analysis of change leads Aristotle to develop first-order metaphysical concepts such as matter, potency, actuality, sources of being, epigenesis, and teleology. He shows that Aristotle's distinctive ontological claim--that being is inescapably diverse in kind--is anchored in his argument for the existence of change...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810141892
• ISBN13: 9780810141896
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 232 Pages