On Ideas: Aristotle's Criticism of Plato's Theory of Forms

by Gail Fine

Book Overview

The Peri ide n (On Ideas) is the only work in which Aristotle systematically sets out and criticizes arguments for the existence of Platonic forms. Gail Fine presents the first full-length treatment in English of this important but neglected work. She asks how, and how well, Aristotle understands Plato's theory of forms, and why and with what justification he favors an alternative metaphysical scheme. She examines the significance of the Peri ide...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198235496
• ISBN13: 9780198235491
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"