The Doctrine of Separation (Khōrismos) and Its Critique in Aristotle’s Metaphysics Cover Image

Atskyrimo (khōrismos) doktrinos kritika Aristotelio Metafizikoje
The Doctrine of Separation (Khōrismos) and Its Critique in Aristotle’s Metaphysics

Author(s): Virgilijus Petuška
Subject(s): Metaphysics, Ancient Philosphy
Published by: Vilniaus Universiteto Leidykla
Keywords: Aristotle; Plato; Forms; numbers; separation;

Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with the concept of separation (khōrismos) and its criticism in Aristotle’s Metaphysics. More specifically, the paper aims to show that in the Metaphysics, Aristotle criticized the separation of Forms and the separation of numbers as two inextricably linked (rather than two separate and utterly unrelated) philosophical doctrines related to two distinct yet inherently connected cases of the same theoretical problem. This thesis is supported by the general thematic structure of books M and N, Aristotle’s testimonies regarding the genesis of the theory of Forms, as well as an interpretation of the latter according to the phenomenon of number, as it was understood by the ancient Greeks.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 95
  • Page Range: 42-54
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Lithuanian