Aristotle's Modal Logic: Essence and Entailment in the Organon (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521522335)

Aristotle's Modal Logic presents a radically new interpretation of Aristotle's logic by arguing that a proper understanding of the system depends on an appreciation of its connection to the metaphysics. Patterson establishes that there is a fundamental connection between Aristotle's logic of possibility and necessity, and his metaphysics; that this connection extends far beyond the widely recognized tie to scientific demonstration and relates to the more basic distinction between the essential and accidental properties of a subject.

Author: Richard Patterson
ISBN-10: 0521522331
ISBN-13: 9780521522335
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/22/2002
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.75d