This volume presents fourteen new essays by leading figures in the fields of ancient philosophy and contemporary metaphysics, discussing Aristotle's theory of t
Aristotle maintains that biological organisms are compounds of matter and form and that compounds that have the same form are individuated by their matter. Acco
From its Presocratic beginnings, Western philosophy concerned itself with a quest for unity both in terms of the systematization of knowledge and as a metaphysi
Reale's monumental work establishes the exact dimensions of Aristotle's concept of first philosophy and proves the profound unity of concept that exists in Aris
The idea that some parts of reality are fundamental and others derivative was an important one in Aristotle's philosophical system, and is now again of great cu