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★★★★★ A Monumental Work at the Heart of Western Philosophy
Metaphysics by Aristotle is one of the foundational works in the history of philosophy and a central text for understanding questions about being, substance, causation, form, matter, and the ultimate structure of reality.
Interestingly, Aristotle himself did not use the title Metaphysics. The name was applied later, probably because these writings were placed “after the Physics” in the philosophical curriculum. Yet the questions they explore could hardly be more fundamental: What does it mean for something to exist? What is substance? How are matter and form related? And what ultimately explains the order of reality?
Aristotle’s approach differs sharply from Plato’s theory of Forms. Rather than placing true reality in a separate intelligible realm, Aristotle looks for intelligibility within the things themselves. Individual beings are understood through the relationship between matter and form, and this becomes one of the central frameworks of his philosophy.
The work also develops Aristotle’s idea of a hierarchy of being culminating in pure form, traditionally associated with the divine or the “unmoved mover.” At the same time, some of Aristotle’s social and political assumptions—including his defence of natural slavery—belong to the ancient world and are rightly regarded today as deeply problematic.
This E-Bookarama Editions edition is an excellent choice for readers interested in Aristotle, metaphysics, ancient philosophy, ontology, and the history of Western thought. Demanding but enormously influential, it is a book that rewards careful reading and reflection. Highly recommended.
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