The Ethics Of Ontology: Rethinking An Aristotelian Legacy (S U N Y Series in Ancient Greek Philosophy)

235 Pages·2004·1.19 MB·English

by  Christopher P. Long

THE
ETHICS
OF
ONTOLOGY
Rethinking an Aristotelian Legacy
C H R I S T O P H E R P. L O N G
The Ethics
of Ontology
SUNY series in Ancient Greek Philosophy
Anthony Preus,editor
The Ethics
of Ontology
Rethinking an Aristotelian Legacy
Christopher P. Long
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Long,Christopher Philip,1969–
The ethics of ontology :rethinking an Aristotelian legacy / Christopher P.Long.
p. cm.— (SUNY series in ancient Greek philosophy)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-7914-6119-X
1.Aristotle.2.Ethics.3.Ontology.I.Title.II.Series.
B491.E7L66 2004
111'.092—dc22
2004006851
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
With friendship,respect,and,above all,love:
For Valerie,
in whom grace and will converge.

Refuse the life of anarchy;
Refuse the life devoted to
One master.
The in-between has the power
By God’s grant always,though
His ordinances vary.
—Aeschylus,Eumenides
The concentration and fusion into the
whole being can never happen through me
nor can it happen without me.I become in
relation to the Thou,becoming I,I say Thou.
All actual life is encounter.
—Martin Buber,Ich und Du

Contents
Preface xi
1 The Legacy of Ousia 1
2 Foundational Thinking and the Categories 19
3 Kinetic Principles and the Hegemony of Form 31
4 Prelude to a Safe Passage—Two Aporiae 49
5 Toward a Dynamic Ontology 59
6 The Dynamic Economy of Principles 85
7 Knowledge in Actuality and the Ethical Turn 111
8 Contingent Knowledge:Phrones\isin the Ethics 131
9 The Ethics of Ontology 153
Notes 167
References 209
Index 217
ix