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Contemporary aristotelian metaphysiCs aristotelian (or neo-aristotelian) metaphysics is currently under- going something of a renaissance. This volume brings together fourteen new essays from leading philosophers who are sympa- thetic to this conception of metaphysics, which takes its cue from the idea that metaphysics is the first philosophy. The primary input from aristotle is methodological, but many themes familiar from his metaphysics will be discussed, including ontological categories, the role and interpretation of the existential quantifier, essence, substance, natural kinds, powers, potential, and the development of life. The volume mounts a strong challenge to the type of ontological deflationism which has recently gained a strong foothold in analytic metaphysics. it will be a useful resource for scholars and advanced students who are interested in the foundations and development of philosophy. tuomas e. tahko is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of helsinki. he has published a number of articles on metaphysics and its methodology. Contempor ary aristotelian metaphysiCs Edited by tUomas e. tahko cambridge university press Cambridge, new york, melbourne, madrid, Cape town, singapore, são paulo, Delhi, tokyo, mexico City Cambridge University press The edinburgh Building, Cambridge cb2 8ru, Uk published in the United states of america by Cambridge University press, new york www.cambridge.org information on this title: www.cambridge.org/9781107000643 © Cambridge University press 2012 This publication is in copyright. subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University press. First published 2012 printed in the United kingdom at the University press, Cambridge A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication data Contemporary aristotelian metaphysics / edited by tuomas e. tahko. p. cm. includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-1-107-00064-3 1. aristotle. 2. metaphysics. 3. aristotle. metaphysics. i. tahko, tuomas e., 1982– ii. title. b491.m4c67 2011 110–dc23 2011039355 isbn 978-1-107-00064-3 hardback Cambridge University press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of Urls for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this publication, and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate. For Jonathan Contents List of contributors page ix Preface xi introduction 1 Tuomas E. Tahko 1 What is metaphysics? 8 Kit Fine 2 in defence of aristotelian metaphysics 26 Tuomas E. Tahko 3 existence and quantification reconsidered 44 Tim Crane 4 identity, quantification, and number 66 Eric T. Olson 5 ontological categories 83 Gary Rosenkrantz 6 are any kinds ontologically fundamental? 94 Alexander Bird 7 are four categories two too many? 105 John Heil 8 Four categories – and more 126 Peter Simons 9 neo-aristotelianism and substance 140 Joshua Hoffman 10 Developmental potential 156 Louis M. Guenin vii viii Contents 11 The origin of life and the definition of life 174 Storrs McCall 12 essence, necessity, and explanation 187 Kathrin Koslicki 13 no potency without actuality: the case of graph theory 207 David S. Oderberg 14 a neo-aristotelian substance ontology: neither relational nor constituent 229 E. J. Lowe References 249 Index 259
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