Aristotle on Artifacts: A Metaphysical Puzzle

Investigates Aristotle's views on the ontological status of artifacts in the Metaphysics, with implications for a variety of metaphysical problems.

Previous commentators on the Metaphysics have attributed to Aristotle the belief that all living beings are substances. This book challenges the prevailing view by addressing the question of whether, according to Aristotle, artifacts are substances. By arguing that the two criteria of substantiality are "eternity" and "actuality" (thereby excluding some organisms), and by covering Aristotle's theory of art and nature as well as his embryology, Aristotle on Artifacts offers a novel way of dealing with a number of highly controversial issues and variety of metaphysical problems.

Author: Errol G. Katayama
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 09/02/1999
Pages: 202
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.97h x 5.90w x 0.48d
ISBN: 9780791443187

About the Author

Errol G. Katayama is Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Iowa State University.

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