Knowledge and demonstration : Aristotle's Posterior analytics

by Orna Harari

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.

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  • Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Intellect as a First Principle. 1.1 The Ambiguity of the Term Arche. 1.2 Two Senses of Arche. 1.3 Induction and Intellect. 1.4 Induction. 1.5 Induction in the Posterior Analytics I.1 and the Prior Analytics II.21. 1.6 Induction in the Posterior Analytics II.19. 2. The Immediate Premiss. 2.1 Immediate Premisses and Skepticism. 2.2 Definitions and Hypotheses. 2.3 The Problem of the Modal Status of Hypotheses. 2.4 Hypotheses and the Principle of the Excluded Middle. 2.5 Demonstrative Necessity. 2.6 Hypothetical Knowledge versus Knowledge Simpliciter. 3. The Logic of Demonstration. 3.1 The Modern Exegesis of the Theory of Syllogism. 3.2 Syllogism and Hypothetical Deduction. 3.3 Syllogistic Consequence. 3.4 The Cognitive Value of Syllogistic Reasoning. 4. Syllogism and the Object of Knowledge. 4.1 The Discrepancy between Aristotle's Theory and Scientific Practice. 4.2 Syllogism and Greek Mathematical Reasoning. 4.3 Syllogistic Logic and the Principles of Demonstration. 4.4 The Objects of Mathematics and Syllogistic Reasoning. 4.5 Greek Mathematical Reasoning. 5. Knowledge and Demonstration. 5.1 Knowledge and Understanding. 5.2 Definition and Being. 5.3 Being and Essence. 5.4 Demonstration and Essence. 5.5 Aristotle's Concept of Knowledge. Conclusion. Select Bibliography. General Index.

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書名 Knowledge and demonstration : Aristotle's Posterior analytics
著作者等 Harari, Orna
シリーズ名 The new synthese historical library
出版元 Kluwer Academic
刊行年月 c2004
ページ数 ix, 158 p.
大きさ 25 cm
ISBN 1402027877
NCID BA69814501
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言語 英語
出版国 オランダ
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