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Neo-Aristotelian Perspectives in Metaphysics This impressive collection of papers makes an important contribution to the tradition of neo-Aristotelian metaphysics. The book provides a good starting point for those interested in the tradition and is crucial reading for those working in it. The diversity of topics discussed and the historical background provided by the authors makes the collection comprehensive and accessible for readers from different traditions. It will be of interest to anyone who wants to stay up-to-date with contemporary analytic metaphysics and the increasingly popular neo- Aristotelian approach. —Tuomas E. Tahko, University of Helsinki, Finland T his book is a valuable and distinguished contribution to an important body of contemporary work in Neo-Aristotelian metaphysics, providing a distinguished and useful resource for scholars. —Gary Rosenkrantz,U niversity of North Carolina at Greensboro T his volume re-examines some of the major themes at the intersection of tra- ditional and contemporary metaphysics. The book uses as a point of depar- ture Francisco Suárez’s Metaphysical Disputations, published in 1597. Minimalist metaphysics in empiricist/pragmatist clothing has today become mainstream in analytic philosophy. Independent of this development, the progress of schol- arship in ancient and mediæval philosophy makes clear that traditional forms of metaphysics have affi nities with some of the streams in contemporary ana- lytic metaphysics. The book brings together leading contemporary metaphysi- cians to investigate the viability of a neo-Aristotelian metaphysics. Daniel D. Novotný is a postdoctoral researcher at the Faculty of Theology, Uni- versity of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Czech Republic. Lukáš Novák is an assistant professor of philosophy at the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy, Charles University, Prague, and Faculty of Theology, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Czech Republic. Routledge Studies in Metaphysics 1 The Semantics and Metaphysics 6 The Puzzle of Existence of Natural Kinds Why Is There Something Rather Edited by Helen Beebee and Nigel than Nothing? Sabbarton-Leary Edited by Tyron Goldschmidt 2 The Metaphysics of Powers 7 Neo-Davidsonian Metaphysics Their Grounding and Their From the True to the Good Manifestations Samuel C. Wheeler III Edited by Anna Marmodoro 8 Neo-Aristotelian Perspectives in 3 Freedom of the Will Metaphysics A Conditional Analysis Edited by Daniel D. Novotný and Ferenc Huoranski Lukáš Novák 4 The Future of the Philosophy of Time Edited by Adrian Bardon 5 Properties, Powers and Structures Issues in the Metaphysics of Realism Edited by Alexander Bird, Brian Ellis, and Howard Sankey Neo-Aristotelian Perspectives in Metaphysics Edited by Daniel D. Novotný and Lukáš Novák First published 2014 by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 and by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2014 Taylor & Francis The right of the editors to be identifi ed as the author of the editorial material, and of the authors for their individual chapters, has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identifi cation and explanation without intent to infringe. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Neo-Aristotelian perspectives in metaphysics / edited by Daniel D. Novotný and Lukáš Novák. pages cm. — (Routledge studies in metaphysics ; 8) Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Aristotle. 2. Metaphysics. I. Novotný, Daniel, editor of compilation. B491.M4N46 2013 110—dc23 2013030042 ISBN: 978-0-415-70939-2 (hbk) ISBN: 978-1-315-88555-1 (ebk) Typeset in Gentium by Apex CoVantage, LLC The editors dedicate this work to their teachers, Jorge J. E. Gracia and Stanislav Sousedík, and to the memory of E. Jonathan Lowe, who passed away before he could see this book printed. This page intentionally left blank Contents Why Metaphysics? A Rather Ambitious Introduction 1 DANIEL D. NOVOTNÝ AND LUKÁŠ NOVÁK PART I What Is Metaphysics? What Is Metaphysics? Realist, Conceptualist, and Neutralist Answers 19 JORGE J. E. GRACIA PART II Being and Its Properties Existence: Two Dogmas of Analysis 45 WILLIAM F. VALLICELLA Being and One 76 E. JONATHAN LOWE Being, the Good, and the Guise of the Good 84 EDWARD FESER Being and Cognition 104 GYULA KLIMA viii Contents PART III Causes and Principles of Being Essentiality as Foundationality 119 MICHAEL GORMAN Aristotle’s Hylomorphism 138 MICHAEL J. LOUX Is Form Structure? 164 DAVID S. ODERBERG Aristotelian Agent-Causation 181 EDMUND RUNGGALDIER PART IV Varieties of Being Materiality and Immateriality 201 UWE MEIXNER Quantity and Number 221 JAMES FRANKLIN PART V Divine Being God’s Existence 247 ROBERT C. KOONS Divine Self-Existence 269 WILLIAM LANE CRAIG PART VI Beyond Being Non-Existence and Non-Existents 299 NICHOLAS RESCHER Contents ix Contributors 313 About the Editors 315 Index of Greek Terms and Phrases 317 General Index 319 Index of Persons 339
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