Definition and Essence from Aristotle to Kant

Auteur

Peter R. Anstey is Professor of Philosophy in the School of Humanities, University of Sydney, Australia. He specialises in early modern philosophy.

David Bronstein is Associate Professor and Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Ethics and Society, University of Notre Dame Australia. He specialises in ancient philosophy with a focus on Aristotle.

Texte du rabat

This volume brings together twelve essays exploring the history of theories of definition and essence in Western philosophy from Aristotle to Kant. Its broad historical sweep also facilitates comparisons between different figures.

Contenu

Introduction Peter R. Anstey and David Bronstein 1. Aristotle on the Relation between Definition and Demonstration David Bronstein 2. Definition and Demonstration in the Category of Quantity and the Ancient Search for the Definition of Ratio James Franklin 3. Stoic Definitions Without Forms Katja Vogt 4. Proclus' Hierarchy of Definitions Marije Martijn 5. Principles and Essences in Robert Kilwardby's Science of Logic Paul Thom 6. Aquinas on the Unity of Definition Gabriele Galluzzo 7. Definition, Hobbes, and Medieval Nominalism Calvin G. Normore 8. Does Descartes' Mind-Body Union have a Real Definition? Deborah J. Brown 9. Four Theories of Definition: Hobbes, Pascal, Port-Royal, and Locke Peter R. Anstey 10. The First Rule of Geometers: Arnauld and Nicole's Theory of Definition Laura Kotevska 11. Proof by Experiments in Newton's Opticks Kirsten Walsh 12. Kant on Essence and Nature Michael Oberst