{"product_id":"on-ideas-gail-fine-9780198235491","title":"On Ideas: Aristotle's Criticism of Plato's Theory of Forms","description":"The \u003cem\u003ePeri ideôn\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eOn Ideas\u003c\/em\u003e) is the only work in which Aristotle systematically sets out and criticizes arguments for the existence of Platonic forms. Gail Fine presents the first full-length treatment in English of this important but neglected work. She asks how, and how well, Aristotle understands Plato's theory of forms, and why and with what justification he favors an alternative metaphysical scheme. She examines the significance of the \u003cem\u003ePeri ideôn\u003c\/em\u003e for some central questions about Plato's theory of forms--whether, for example, there are forms corresponding to every property or only to some, and if only to some, then to which ones; whether forms are universals, particulars or both; and whether they are meanings, properties or both. Fine also provides a general discussion of Plato's theory of forms, and of our evidence about the \u003cem\u003ePeri ideôn\u003c\/em\u003e and its date, scope, and aims. While she pays careful attention to the details of the text, she also relates it to contemporary philosophical concerns. The book will be valuable for anyone interested in metaphysics ancient or modern.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gail Fine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0198235496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198235491\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Clarendon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.27h x 6.09w x 0.92d","brand":"Gail Fine","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46216950284543,"sku":"9780198235491","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4cbc2061-7a91-4f1a-9c81-a65630d1b066.jpg?v=1728513842","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-ideas-gail-fine-9780198235491","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}