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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Harari, Orna

Titel

Knowledge and Demonstration : Aristotle�́�s Posterior Analytics

Ist Teil von

• The New Synthese Historical Library, Texts and Studies in the History of Philosophy : 56

Ort / Verlag

Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands

Erscheinungsjahr

2004

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Beschreibungen/Notizen

• 1. Intellect as a First Principle -- 2. The Immediate Premiss -- 3. The Logic of Demonstration -- 4. Syllogism and the Object of Knowledge -- 5. Knowledge and Demonstration -- Conclusion -- Select Bibliography -- General Index
• This book examines a fundamental problem in Aristotle�́�s Posterior Analytics: what is the role of syllogistic logic in the theory of demonstrative knowledge? The answer to this question is sought in Aristotle�́�s metaphysical theory and his conception of substance. This interpretation challenges the traditional interpretation that approaches Aristotle�́�s theory of demonstration from the standpoint of scientific practice. It is argued, in this book, that the Posterior Analytics�́� main objective is to articulate the notion of knowledge, viewed here as a conceptualisation, rather than analysing the structure and methods of scientific explorations. The original interpretation offered in this book sheds fresh light on issues, such as the conceptual difference between Aristotle�́�s logic and modern logic, the relationship between Aristotle�́�s logic and Greek mathematics, and the differences between the Aristotelian and modern notions of knowledge and proof. In attempting to present a comprehensive interpretation of one of the most difficult works in the Aristotelian corpus, this book is of major importance first and foremost for Aristotelian scholars and historians of Greek philosophy; the historical character of the analysis offered here makes it relevant also to historians of Greek mathematics, historians of logic, historians of science in general, and philosophers of sciences