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Stephen Makin presents a clear and accurate new translation of an influential and much-discussed part of Aristotle''s philosophical system, accompanied by an analytical and critical commentary focusing on philosophical issues. In Book Theta of the Metaphysics Aristotle introduces the concepts of actuality and potentiality---which were to remain central to philosophical analysis into the modern era---and explores the distinction between the actual and the potential.

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Professor Makin has produced a great deal of substantive material that deserves consideration, and readers who work through his book will be grateful for his rewarding effort to elucidate this difficult text. * Bryn Mawr Reviews *

Aristotle Metaphysics Theta

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      Publisher: Oxford University Press
      Publication Date: 8/31/2006 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780198751083, 978-0198751083
      ISBN10: 0198751087
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      Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Stephen Makin presents a clear and accurate new translation of an influential and much-discussed part of Aristotle''s philosophical system, accompanied by an analytical and critical commentary focusing on philosophical issues. In Book Theta of the Metaphysics Aristotle introduces the concepts of actuality and potentiality---which were to remain central to philosophical analysis into the modern era---and explores the distinction between the actual and the potential.

      Trade Review
      Professor Makin has produced a great deal of substantive material that deserves consideration, and readers who work through his book will be grateful for his rewarding effort to elucidate this difficult text. * Bryn Mawr Reviews *

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