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In this radical reinterpretation of Aristotle's Metaphysics, Walter
E. Wehrle demonstrates that developmental theories of Aristotle are
based on a faulty assumption: that the fifth chapter of Categories
('substance') is an early theory of metaphysics that Aristotle
later abandoned. The ancient commentators unanimously held that the
Categories was semantical and not metaphysical, and so there was no
conflict between it and the Metaphysics proper. They were right,
Wehrle argues: the modern assumption, to the contrary, is based on
a medieval mistake and is perpetuated by the anti-metaphysical
postures of contemporary philosophy. Furthermore, by using the
logico-semantical distinction in Aristotle's works, Wehrle shows
just how the principal 'contradictions' in Metaphysics Books VII
and VIII can be resolved. The result in an interpretation of
Aristotle that challenges mainstream viewpoints, revealing a
supreme philosopher in sharp contrast to the developmentalists'
version.
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