Ways of Being: Potentiality and Actuality in Aristotle's Metaphysics by Charlott

Description: Ways of Being by Charlotte Witt Charlotte Witt continues her highly regarded exploration of Aristotles metaphysics in a book devoted to the ontological distinction between potentiality and actuality. She focuses on Metaphysics book ix, which provides the most sustained discussion... FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Charlotte Witt continues her highly regarded exploration of Aristotles metaphysics in a book devoted to the ontological distinction between potentiality and actuality. She focuses on Metaphysics book ix, which provides the most sustained discussion of this distinction. Witt rejects the conventional reading of this key text-that Aristotle differentiated between the two concepts solely to further the investigation of substance. Instead, in an original interpretation of his work, she argues that his development of the distinction between "being x potentially" and "being x actually" allowed Aristotle to develop an intrinsically hierarchical and normative vision of reality.For Witt, Aristotles views about being shed light on his puzzling use of gender language in his descriptions of reality. This language has become an important issue for feminist scholars who have noted that in Aristotles metaphysics of substance form is sometimes associated with the male, and matter with the female.Witts interpretation that Aristotelian reality is intrinsically hierarchical and normative, but not intrinsically gendered, offers a new, important understanding of a controversial aspect of Aristotles metaphysics. Author Biography Charlotte Witt is Professor and Chair in the Department of Philosophy at the University of New Hampshire. She is author of Substance and Essence in Aristotle: An Interpretation of Metaphysics VII-IX, also from Cornell, and coeditor of A Mind of Ones Own: Feminist Essays on Reason and Objectivity. Table of Contents Aristotles defence of Dunamis; Power and potentiality; Rational and non-rational powers; The priority of actuality; Ontological hierarchy, normativity and gender. Review "This unique book on Aristotles metaphysics discusses Aristotles theory of value and connects it in a very illuminating way to contemporary feminist critical readings of Aristotles metaphysics. This connection is interesting, revelatory, and original."-Theodore Scaltsas, University of Edinburgh Long Description Charlotte Witt continues her highly regarded exploration of Aristotles metaphysics in a book devoted to the ontological distinction between potentiality and actuality. She focuses on Metaphysics book ix, which provides the most sustained discussion of this distinction. Witt rejects the conventional reading of this key text--that Aristotle differentiated between the two concepts solely to further the investigation of substance. Instead, in an original interpretation of his work, she argues that his development of the distinction between "being x potentially" and "being x actually" allowed Aristotle to develop an intrinsically hierarchical and normative vision of reality. For Witt, Aristotles views about being shed light on his puzzling use of gender language in his descriptions of reality. This language has become an important issue for feminist scholars who have noted that in Aristotles metaphysics of substance form is sometimes associated with the male, and matter with the female. Witts interpretation that Aristotelian reality is intrinsically hierarchical and normative, but not intrinsically gendered, offers a new, important understanding of a controversial aspect of Aristotles metaphysics. Review Quote "This unique book on Aristotles metaphysics discusses Aristotles theory of value and connects it in a very illuminating way to contemporary feminist critical readings of Aristotles metaphysics. This connection is interesting, revelatory, and original."-Theodore Scaltsas, University of Edinburgh Details ISBN0801440327 Author Charlotte Witt Short Title WAYS OF BEING Publisher Cornell University Press Language English ISBN-10 0801440327 ISBN-13 9780801440328 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 110 Year 2003 Imprint Cornell University Press Place of Publication Ithaca Country of Publication United States Affiliation Professor and Chair, Department of Philosophy, University of New Hampshire, USA Residence NH, US Birth 1951 Subtitle Potentiality and Actuality in Aristotles Metaphysics Illustrations black & white illustrations DOI 10.1604/9780801440328 UK Release Date 2003-02-20 AU Release Date 2003-02-20 NZ Release Date 2003-02-20 US Release Date 2003-02-20 Pages 176 Publication Date 2003-02-20 Alternative 9781501711503 Audience Undergraduate We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159631552;

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