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Oct 8, 2000 · Aristotle’s Metaphysics. First published Sun Oct 8, 2000; substantive revision Sat Nov 21, 2020. The first major work in the history of philosophy to bear the title “Metaphysics” was the treatise by Aristotle that we have come to know by that name. But Aristotle himself did not use that title or even describe his field of study as ...
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Aristotle marks the center and turning point of the Metaphysics with these words: “One must inquire about (form), for this is the greatest impasse. Now it is agreed that some of what is perceptible are things , and so one must search first among these.
Metaphysics (Greek: τὰ μετὰ τὰ φυσικά, "those after the physics"; Latin: Metaphysica) is one of the principal works of Aristotle, in which he develops the doctrine that he calls First Philosophy.
Physics and metaphysics of Aristotle Aristotle divided the theoretical sciences into three groups: physics , mathematics , and theology . Physics as he understood it was equivalent to what would now be called “natural philosophy,” or the study of nature ( physis ); in this sense it encompasses not only the modern field of physics but also ...
Oct 8, 2000 · The first major work in the history of philosophy to bear the title “Metaphysics” was the treatise by Aristotle that we have come to know by that name.
Nov 27, 2023 · Introduction. Aristotle’s Metaphysics, one of the most influential works in Western thought, is a collection of fourteen treatises or books. The title is not by Aristotle and is due to a Hellenistic editor, traditionally identified with Andronicus of Rhodes (first century BCE ).
