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The Object of Aristotle’s God’s Νόησις in Metaphysics Λ.9

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In this paper I attempt to discover the object of Aristotle’s God’s νόησις in Metαphysics Λ.9. In Section I, I catalogue existing interpretations and mention the two key concepts of (i) God’s substancehood and (ii) his metaphysical simplicity. In Section II, I explore the first two aporiae of Λ.9 – namely (1) what God’s οὐσία is and (2) what God intelligizes. In Section III, I show how Aristotle solves these aporiae by contending that God’s οὐσία is actually intelligizing, and being determine...

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10.23933/jgrs.2018.57.3.49

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
HUMS
Department:
Philosophy Faculty
Oxford college:
Blackfriars Hall
Role:
Author
Publisher:
Korean Society of Greco-Roman Studies Publisher's website
Journal:
Journal of Greco-Roman Studies Journal website
Volume:
57
Issue:
3
Pages:
49-66
Publication date:
2018-12-31
Acceptance date:
2018-12-20
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ISSN:
1225-1828
Language:
English
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pubs:965461
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uuid:23dc9564-1247-4cf7-908d-45f8ea8c8b93
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pubs:965461
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965461
Deposit date:
2019-01-21

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