Aristotle and the Eleatic One

In this book Timothy Clarke examines Aristotle's response to Eleatic monism, the theory of Parmenides of Elea...
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Author: Timothy Clarke
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Aristotle and the Eleatic One by Clarke, Timothy

Aristotle and the Eleatic One

$344.29

Aristotle and the Eleatic One

$344.29
Author: Timothy Clarke
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
In this book Timothy Clarke examines Aristotle's response to Eleatic monism, the theory of Parmenides of Elea and his followers that reality is 'one'. Clarke argues that Aristotle interprets the Eleatics as thoroughgoing monists, for whom the pluralistic, changing world of the senses is a mere illusion. Understood in this way, the Eleatic theory constitutes a radical challenge to the possibility of natural philosophy. Aristotle discusses the Eleatics in several works, including De Caelo, De Generatione et Corruptione, and the Metaphysics. But his most extensive treatment of their monism comes at the beginning of the Physics, where he criticizes them for overlooking the fact that 'being is said in many ways' - in other words, that there are many ways of being. Through a careful analysis of this and other criticisms, Clarke explains how Aristotle's engagement with the Eleatics prepares the ground for his own theory of the principles of nature. Aristotle is commonly thought to be an
unreliable interpreter of his Presocratic predecessors; in contrast, this book argues that his critique can shed valuable light on the motivation of the Eleatic theory and its influence on the later philosophical tradition.


Author: Timothy Clarke
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 06/04/2019
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.60w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780198719700


Review Citation(s):
Choice 07/01/2021

About the Author

Timothy Clarke is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley.

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