The architectonic of philosophy Plato, Aristotle, Leibniz /

"Whereas the history of philosophy defines metaphysics as asking the question 'What is Being?'; here is asked 'Where is Being?' What is to be analyzed is indeed part of the tradition of metaphysics to inquire about Being qua being, but here the inquiry is into its structure,...

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Autor Principal: Kavanaugh, Leslie Jaye
Autor Corporativo: ebrary, Inc
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2007.
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Summary:"Whereas the history of philosophy defines metaphysics as asking the question 'What is Being?'; here is asked 'Where is Being?' What is to be analyzed is indeed part of the tradition of metaphysics to inquire about Being qua being, but here the inquiry is into its structure, its position within the ontological whole. The concept of the 'architectonic' is borrowed from Kant ... In this work, three philosophical structures are chosen for a more extensive examination: the three 'architectonics' are that of Plato's Chora, Aristoteles' continuum, and finally Leibniz's labyrinth"--Back cover.
descrición da copia:The author's doctoral dissertation (proefschrift) presented to Universiteit van Amsterdam in 2007.
Descrición Física:vii, 335 p. : ill.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (p. [280]-321) and index.