Being is better than not being: the metaphysics of goodness and beauty in Aristotle
"In his contemplative works on nature, Aristotle twice appeals to the general principle that being is better than not being. Taking his cue from this claim, Christopher V. Mirus offers an extended, systematic account of how Aristotle understands being itself to be good. The author begins with t...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C
The Catholic University of America Press
2022
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Further subjects: | B
Ontology
B Aristotle |
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| Summary: | "In his contemplative works on nature, Aristotle twice appeals to the general principle that being is better than not being. Taking his cue from this claim, Christopher V. Mirus offers an extended, systematic account of how Aristotle understands being itself to be good. The author begins with two chapters on the human, examining Aristotle's well-known claim that the end of a human life is the good of the human substance as such-which turns out to be the good of the human capacity for thought. Human thought as contemplative is then oriented to the three branches of contemplative thought-mathematics, natural science, and theology-which are covered in the remaining three chapters. The book also features three appendices on aspects of Aristotle's thought, as well as a bibliography and three indices"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 327 pages, illustrations, 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8132-3546-2 |
