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      Publication date:
      14 December 2023
      21 December 2023
      ISBN:
      9781009340557
      9781009340502
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    It is commonly believed that Aristotle merely uses artefacts as examples or analogical cases. This book, however, shows that Aristotle gives a specific, coherent account of artefacts that in various ways owes much to Plato. Moreover, it proposes a new, definitive solution to the problem of artefacts' substantiality, which comprises two controversial positions: (i) that Aristotle holds a binary view of substantiality according to which artefacts are not substances at all; (ii) that artefacts fail to be substances because they exhibit less of a unity than natural wholes. Finally, responding to the contemporary debate on ordinary objects, the book identifies the main propositions for an ontology of artefacts that aspires to use Aristotle as its authority and can serve as a guideline for current metaphysical discussions. This title is part of the Flip it Open Programme and may also be available Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details.

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    ‘This is a rich and well-researched book that will influence future discussions on Aristotle’s account of artefacts.’

    Riin Sirkel Source: Bryn Mawr Classical Review

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    Contents

    • Aristotle’s Ontology of Artefacts
      pp i-ii
    • Aristotle’s Ontology of Artefacts - Title page
      pp iii-iii
    • Copyright page
      pp iv-iv
    • Dedication
      pp v-vi
    • Contents
      pp vii-ix
    • Figures
      pp x-x
    • Acknowledgements
      pp xi-xiii
    • Abbreviations
      pp xiv-xiv
    • Introduction
      pp 1-30
    • Chapter 1 - The Platonic Heritage
      pp 31-57
    • Chapter 2 - Using Artefacts against Plato
      pp 58-74
    • Chapter 3 - Aristotle’s Building Blocks in the Physics
      pp 75-108
    • Chapter 4 - Artefacts as Hylomorphic Compounds
      pp 109-149
    • Chapter 5 - Forms of Artefacts as Inert and Intermittent
      pp 150-180
    • Chapter 6 - The Relation between Matter and Form in Artefacts
      pp 181-218
    • Chapter 7 - The Relation Between Parts and Whole in Artefacts
      pp 219-250
    • Chapter 8 - The Physics and Metaphysics of Artefacts
      pp 251-275
    • Conclusions
      pp 276-280
    • Bibliography
      pp 281-293
    • Index Locorum
      pp 294-296
    • Subject Index
      pp 297-300

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