Aristotle's theory of Contrariety
- New York Roultedge 2001
- 253p.
The present volume is the result of seven years of research in ancient philosophy. It began with the main purpose of elucidating the theme of contrariety and the role it payed in the Aristotelian treatises. But the many vexing problems which made their appearance as my inquiry progressed led me to extend my studies of this theme and look into its pre-Aristotelian history. A number of valuable ideas came to light as a result of the investigations into the concept of contrariety and its place in the various types of philosophical thinking from the early pre-Socratics down to Aristotle.