ARISTOTLE ON ONTOLOGICAL PRIORITY


ÜNLÜ H.

ACTA PHILOSOPHICA, cilt.29, sa.1, ss.137-157, 2020 (AHCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.19272/202000701008
  • Dergi Adı: ACTA PHILOSOPHICA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Scopus, IBZ Online, ATLA Religion Database, Philosopher's Index, DIALNET
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.137-157
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Aristotle, Ontological Priority, Ontological Dependence, Separation, Substance
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

There are several passages in the Metaphysics where Aristotle explains ontological priority in terms of ontological dependence, but there are others where he seems to adopt a teleological conception of ontological priority. It is sometimes maintained that the latter priority too must be construed in terms of the former, or that the priorities in question arc not both endorsed (or simultaneously endorsed) by Aristotle. The goal of this paper is to show otherwise; I argue that what is at issue are two distinct priorities that Aristotle simultaneously endorses.