In Defence of Aristotle's Theory of Predication
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11585010 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hermann Weidemann (0009-0005-4076-0885, 1University of Münster, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 76-87 |
| Publication date | 1980-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Phronesis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8868 • E-ISSN: 1568-5284 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/156852880x00043 |
| OpenAlex | W2041705969 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Commenting on the passage 1007a20-33 in Metaph. F 4, where Aristotle argues against the opponents of the principle of non-contradiction that they eliminate essential being and what it is [for a thing] to be (&vXtpoiaLtv * . . oi,akv xaL To Tr fjv ?ivol: 1007a20-2 1)' C. Kirwan has tried to show that Aristotle's argument is vulnerable in that it relies on a dubious theory of predication, according to which the two sorts of predicate just mentioned differ as follows
Ancient philosophy · Argument (complex analysis · Contradiction · Epistemology · Predicate (mathematical logic · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Computer Science · Medieval and Classical Philosophy · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.03 |
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| Citation span | 1986 - 1986 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |