MCKIRAHAN, Richard D.

Principles and proofs Aristotle's theory of demonstrative science / [online] : Richard D. McKirahan - New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2017 - 1 resursă online (354 p.) - Princeton Legacy Library, 5188 .

Frontmatter Contents Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
I. The Motivation for the Theory of Demonstration
II. The Approach to the Principles
III. The Kinds of Principles
IV. The Subject Genus
V. The Subordinate Sciences
VI. Axioms or Common Principles
VII. Definitions, I: The Per Se
VIII. Scientific Essences
IX. Definitions, II: Form and Content
X. Existence Claims
XI. Aristotle’s Principles and Greek Mathematics
XII. Aristotle’s Demonstrations and Euclid’s Elements
XIII. The Varieties of Demonstration, I: Universal Subject-Attribute Demonstrations
XIV. The Varieties of Demonstration, II: Application Arguments
XV. The Varieties of Demonstration, III: Demonstrations of Existence
XVI. Demonstration of Essence: Another Form of Scientific Proof?
XVII. Scientific Explanation
XVIII. Our Knowledge of the Principles
Notes
Bibliography
Index Locorum
General Index


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