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Aristotle on Teleology

Contributor(s): Johnson, Monte Ransome (Author)

ISBN: 9780199285303

Publisher: Clarendon Press

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Pub Date: January 5, 2006

Dewey: 124

LCCN: 2005020165

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 1.25" H x 9.38" L x 6.26" W ( 1.47 lbs) 352 pages

Series: Oxford Aristotle Studies

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Description: Aristotle's has been the most influential philosophy in the whole history of science. Monte Johnson examines its most controversial aspect: Aristotle's emphasis on the importance of goals and purposes to scientific understanding - his teology.

Review Quotes: "Aristotle on Teleology is an important contribution to Aristotelian scholarship."--Devin Henry, Ancient Philosophy

"A comprehensive and stimulating study on an important topic. Anybody interested in teleology will want to read and probe the arguments of this book"--Thomas Johansen, Notre Dame Philosophical Review

"A very complete survey of a central concept of Aristotle's thought"--Thronton Lockwood, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

"A valuable contribution to the field of Aristotelian studies"--Andrea Falcon, Rhizai

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