Ideas from 'Aristotle and the Metaphysics' by Vassilis Politis [2004], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Aristotle and the Metaphysics' by Politis,Vasilis [Routledge 2004,0-415-25148-6]].
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 1. Definitions
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The Pythagoreans were the first to offer definitions [Politis]
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3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 4. Uses of Truth
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'True of' is applicable to things, while 'true' is applicable to words
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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / e. Being and nothing
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Maybe 'What is being? is confusing because we can't ask what non-being is like
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 7. Essence and Necessity / b. Essence not necessities
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Necessary truths can be two-way relational, where essential truths are one-way or intrinsic
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