Essays in Ancient Greek Philosophy V

Anthony Preus is Professor of Philosophy at the State University of New York at Binghamton and co-author, with John Anton, of Essays in Ancient Greek Philosophy I; Essays in Ancient Greek Philosophy II; Essays in Ancient Greek Philosophy III: Plato; and Essays in Ancient Greek Philosophy IV: Aristotle's Ethics, all published by SUNY Press. John Anton is Professor of Philosophy at the University of South Florida and author of Naturalism and Historic Understanding: Essays in the Philosophy of John Herman Randall, Jr., also published by SUNY Press.

"I like both the variety of topics treated and the generally sophisticated level at which they are discussed. There is no 'party' line here; just a group of scholars setting out their thoughts on various aspects of Aristotelian logic, metaphysics, and psychology. They show sound awareness of the current literature on the topic in question, treat the texts of Aristotle with understanding, and often come up with interpretations which succeed either in furthering our understanding or in provoking the reader to further thought on a given matter." — T. M. Robinson, University of Toronto"This books gives both Aristotle scholars and persons teaching Greek Philosophy (especially Aristotle) a good look at some recent and useful interpretative literature. The issues covered in the book are important and well handled. Despite being a set of independently written essays, there is considerable unity both implicit and explicit."There is little available which exhibits the convergence of the relatively new insights in this book, e.g., the materials on genus/species and the categories, those on the subject/ substrate distinction, and the work on thought of Wedin and Driscoll." — Robert G. Turnbull, The Ohio State University

• IntroductionPart I Being in Aristotle's LogicOn the Meaning of Kategoria in Aristotle's CategoriesJohn R AntonThe Taxonomical Interpretation of Aristotle's Categories: A CriticismDonald MorrisonThe Plotinian Reduction of Aristotle's CategoriesChristos C. EvangeliouAristotle on Genus and DifferentiaHerbert GrangerOn 'Essentially' in AristotleAlban UrbanasMeno's Paradox and De Re Knowledge in Aristotle's Theory of DemonstrationMichael FerejohnPart II Methodology and the MetaphysicsSaving Aristotle from Nussbaum's PhainomenaWilliam WiansThe Origin of Aristotle's Metaphysical 'Edward HalperSubstratum, Subject, and SubstanceTheodore ScaltsasEnergeia in Aristotle's Metaphysics IXRonald PolanskyPart III Being and SoulSoul as Subject in Aristotle's De AnimaChristopher ShieldsAristotle on the Mechanics of ThoughtMichael V. WedinThe Anaxagorean Assumption in Aristotle's Account of MindJohn A. DriscollFilling in Nature's DeficienciesRobin SmithGeneral BibliographyList of ContributorsIndex of Proper NamesIndex of ConceptsIndex of Classical Passages Cited