{"product_id":"priority-in-aristotles-metaphysics-9780199588350","title":"Priority in Aristotle's Metaphysics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichail Peramatzis presents a new interpretation of Aristotle's view of the priority relations between fundamental and derivative parts of reality, following the recent revival of interest in Aristotelian discussions of what priority consists of and how it relates to existents. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe explores how in Aristotle's view, in contradistinction with (e.g.) Quinean metaphysical views, questions of existence are not considered central. Rather, the crucial questions are: what types of existent are fundamental, and what their grounding relation to derivative existents consist in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is extremely important, therefore, to return to Aristotle's own theses regarding priority and to study them not only with exegetical caution but also with an acutely critical philosophical eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAristotle deploys the notion of priority in numerous levels of his thought. In his ontology, he operates with the notion of primary substance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis \u003cem\u003eCategories\u003c\/em\u003e, for instance, confer this honorific title upon particular objects such as Socrates or Bucephalus, while in \u003cem\u003eMetaphysics\u003c\/em\u003e it is essences or substantial forms, such as being human, which are privileged with priority over certain types of matter or hylomorphic compounds (either particular compound objects such as Socrates or universal compound types such as the species human).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeramatzis' chief aim is to understand priority claims of this sort in Aristotle's metaphysical system by setting out the different concepts of priority and seeing whether and, if so, how Aristotle's preferred prior and posterior items fit with these concepts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michail Peramatzis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199588350\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichail Peramatzis\u003c\/strong\u003e studied for his BA in Philosophy and Classics at the University of Athens, Greece, and his MA in Philosophy \u0026amp; History of Science at the Athens National Technical University and the University of Athens. From 2002 until 2006 he studied at Christ Church, Oxford University, for his DPhil. He secured a four-year post-doctoral research position at Christ Church as a Junior Research Fellow, during which he published articles on Aristotle's notion of Priority in Substance and views of essence and predication. He is now a Lecturer in Philosophy at the School of Politics, International Studies \u0026amp; Philosophy, in Queen's University, Belfast.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39934234755187,"sku":"019958835X","price":241.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_dc254c1b-0990-4237-8609-02dd6c9a204e.jpg?v=1647878347","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/priority-in-aristotles-metaphysics-9780199588350","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}