UID:
almahu_9949474002002882
Format:
1 online resource (172 p.)
ISBN:
9783110322484
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9783110238570
Series Statement:
Eide : Foundations of Ontology , 2
Content:
Generally, categories are understood to express the most general features of reality. Yet, since categories have this special status, obtaining a correct list of them is difficult. This question is addressed by examining how Thomas Aquinas establishes the list of categories through a technique of identifying diversity in how predicates are per se related to their subjects. A sophisticated critique by Duns Scotus of this position is also examined, a rejection which is fundamentally grounded in the idea that no real distinction can be made from a logical one. It is argued Aquinas's approach can be rehabilitated in that real distinctions are possible when specifically considering per se modes of predication. This discussion between Aquinas and Scotus bears fruit in a contemporary context insofar as it bears upon, strengthens, and seeks to correct E. J. Lowe's four-category ontology view regarding the identity and relation of the categories.
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Frontmatter --
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TABLE OF CONTENTS --
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --
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INTRODUCTION --
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CHAPTER ONE: AQUINAS ON ESTABLISHING THE IDENTITY OF ARISTOTLE'S CATEGORIES --
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CHAPTER TWO: SCOTUS'S CRITICISM OF AQUINAS'S DERIVATION OF THE CATEGORIES --
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CHAPTER THREE: A RECONSIDERATION AND DEFENSE OF AQUINAS'S POSITION --
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CHAPTER FOUR: LOGICAL SYNTAX AND LOWE'S FOUR-CATEGORY ONTOLOGY --
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CONCLUSION --
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WORKS CITED --
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Backmatter
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Issued also in print.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English.
In:
DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1, De Gruyter, 9783110238570
In:
DGBA Backlist Philosophy 2000-2014 (EN), De Gruyter, 9783110238488
In:
DGBA Philosophy 2000 - 2014, De Gruyter, 9783110636949
In:
eBook Package De Gruyter Ontos 2002-2012, De Gruyter, 9783110331226
In:
eBook Paket De Gruyter Ontos 2002-2012, De Gruyter, 9783110331219
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110322187
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
DOI:
10.1515/9783110322484
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110322484
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110322484
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110322484
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110322484
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