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Principles and Proofs: Aristotle's Theory of Demonstrative Science
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Full Title:
Principles and Proofs: Aristotle's Theory of Demonstrative Science
Contributors:
By (Author) Richard D. McKirahan
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
30th May 2017
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
160
Prizes:
Short-listed for Choice Magazine Outstanding Reference/Academic Book Award 1993
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
354
Dimensions:
Width 178mm, Height 254mm
Weight:
822g
Description
By a thorough study of the Posterior Analytics and related Aristotelian texts, Richard McKirahan reconstructs Aristotle's theory of episteme--science. The Posterior Analytics contains the first extensive treatment of the nature and structure of science in the history of philosophy, and McKirahan's aim is to interpret it sympathetically, following t
Reviews
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1993
