Principles and Proofs: Aristotle's Theory of Demonstrative Science

by Richard D. McKirahan

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691073635
• ISBN13: 9780691073637
• Release Date: August 1992
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.6"