A History of Greek Philosophy, Volume 6: Aristotle, An Encounter

Contents......Page 4
Preface......Page 8
List of Abbreviations......Page 11
Obiter Dicta......Page 14
1) Two encounters......Page 15
2) The genetic approach......Page 18
3) A general comment......Page 28
Note on sources......Page 32
Additional note: Aristotle and mathematics......Page 59
1) Introduction: the surviving works......Page 63
2) The lost literary compositions......Page 67
3) Early fate of the school-writings......Page 73
IV Eudemus, Protrepticus, De Philosophia......Page 80
1) Eudemus......Page 81
2) Protrepticus......Page 87
3) De philosophia......Page 96
V The Mind of Aristotle......Page 103
VI Abstraction and the Revelation of Form......Page 114
1) Teleology......Page 120
hypothetical necessity......Page 132
2) Potentiality and actuality......Page 133
definition of dynamis; objections to the concept of potentiality......Page 139
Additional note: the meanings of physis......Page 143
VIII The Divisions of Knowledge......Page 144
Introduction......Page 149
1) The Categories of Being: primary and secondary substance......Page 152
2) Definition, proprium, genus and accident......Page 160
3) Inference......Page 163
a) dialectic......Page 164
b) the syllogism......Page 170
Preliminary note on the function oiapodeixis......Page 184
the relation between apodeixis and definition......Page 189
2) The archai of knowledge......Page 192
3) Induction......Page 200
Biological note: the gall-less animals......Page 208
4) Syllogism, induction and the quest for knowledge......Page 209
is progress from particular to general or vice versa? a final note; potential and actual knowledge......Page 213
XI Substance......Page 217
Is there a single science of being as such?......Page 218
The question: What is being?......Page 221
i) matter; (ii) the individual concrete object; (iii) the universal; (iv) essence......Page 223
Summary and appraisal of the substance-doctrine......Page 234
1) The Four Causes......Page 237
material; 'intelligible matter'; the final cause; efficient cause......Page 240
2) Chance......Page 247
i) good and bad luck; (ii) laws and exceptions......Page 255
1) Some criticisms of the Theory of Forms......Page 257
2) Plato's and Aristotle's motive cause: self-mover and unmoved mover......Page 260
a) its mode of action......Page 266
b) his character......Page 273
Additional note: the development of Aristotle's theology......Page 276
4) Unity in the Aristotelian universe......Page 277
Introduction: the cosmic structure......Page 281
The genetic approach......Page 291
1) The preliminaries......Page 293
2) The definition of soul and its relation to the body......Page 296
3) Functions of soul......Page 299
4) The ladder of life......Page 302
a) General theory......Page 305
b) Common sensibles and the common sense......Page 309
c) How sensation works......Page 315
d) Sensation in Aristotle's philosophy......Page 317
e) Comparisons......Page 321
Preliminary note on nous......Page 322
a) General......Page 323
b) The creative (or active) reason......Page 329
Appendix: Comment on a few modern opinions......Page 341
Introduction: Ethics and politics......Page 345
Additional note; The Politics, the Constitutions and the end of the Ethics......Page 348
Ethics......Page 349
Preliminary note: the documents......Page 350
Ethical theory and the Platonic Forms......Page 352
Human nature and the function of man......Page 354
The intellectual virtues: phronesis......Page 359
the practical syllogism......Page 363
Virtue......Page 366
The virtues (1)......Page 371
i) virtue concerned with ends or means? (ii) Socrates; (iii) Aristotle's exposition......Page 372
Incontinence, self control and temperance......Page 378
The virtues (2)......Page 382
magnanimity; justice......Page 383
Pleasure......Page 390
pleasure in book J; pleasure in book 10......Page 392
Friendship......Page 398
Climax: the happy philosopher......Page 404
Additional note: the meaning of theoria......Page 410
Conclusion......Page 412
Bibliography......Page 415
I Index of passages quoted or referred to......Page 439
II General Index......Page 451
III Index of Greek words......Page 466