Daniel W. Graham
- Published in print:
- 1990
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198243151
- eISBN:
- 9780191680649
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198243151.001.0001
- Subject:
- Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy, Metaphysics/Epistemology
This book addresses two major problems in interpreting Aristotle. Firstly, should we reconcile the apparent inconsistencies of the corpus by assuming an underlying unity of doctrine (unitarianism), ...
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This book addresses two major problems in interpreting Aristotle. Firstly, should we reconcile the apparent inconsistencies of the corpus by assuming an underlying unity of doctrine (unitarianism), or by positing a sequence of developing ideas (developmentalism)? Secondly, what is the relation between the so-called logical works on the one hand and the physical-metaphysical treatises on the other? Although the problems appear to be unrelated, the book finds that the key to the first lies in the second, and in doing so provides an alternative to the unitarian approach, the first since Jaeger's pioneering developmental study of 1923.Less
This book addresses two major problems in interpreting Aristotle. Firstly, should we reconcile the apparent inconsistencies of the corpus by assuming an underlying unity of doctrine (unitarianism), or by positing a sequence of developing ideas (developmentalism)? Secondly, what is the relation between the so-called logical works on the one hand and the physical-metaphysical treatises on the other? Although the problems appear to be unrelated, the book finds that the key to the first lies in the second, and in doing so provides an alternative to the unitarian approach, the first since Jaeger's pioneering developmental study of 1923.
Daniel W. Graham
- Published in print:
- 1990
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198243151
- eISBN:
- 9780191680649
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198243151.003.0001
- Subject:
- Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy, Metaphysics/Epistemology
This chapter discusses Montgomery Furth's interpretation of Aristotle's Categories and Michael Frede's interpretation of Metaphysics also by Aristotle. Categories is unitarian which has a systematic ...
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This chapter discusses Montgomery Furth's interpretation of Aristotle's Categories and Michael Frede's interpretation of Metaphysics also by Aristotle. Categories is unitarian which has a systematic explanation, and Metaphysics is developmentalist with a genetic explanation. This chapter argues that nothing in the two explanations excludes researchers from using both in conjunction although we cannot apply both to explain the same phenomenon in the same situation. It also mentions Werner Jaeger's Aristoteles, the most influential book of the century on Aristotle. Research by G. E. L. Owen and Ferdinand de Saussure is also examined in this chapter to reconcile the two points of view. There are two incompatible philosophic systems in Aristotle—those expressed in the Organon and the physical-metaphysical treatises. The physical-metaphysical treatises is posterior in time and results from a transformation of the Organon. Lastly, this chapter discusses the significance of the Two Systems Hypothesis.Less
This chapter discusses Montgomery Furth's interpretation of Aristotle's Categories and Michael Frede's interpretation of Metaphysics also by Aristotle. Categories is unitarian which has a systematic explanation, and Metaphysics is developmentalist with a genetic explanation. This chapter argues that nothing in the two explanations excludes researchers from using both in conjunction although we cannot apply both to explain the same phenomenon in the same situation. It also mentions Werner Jaeger's Aristoteles, the most influential book of the century on Aristotle. Research by G. E. L. Owen and Ferdinand de Saussure is also examined in this chapter to reconcile the two points of view. There are two incompatible philosophic systems in Aristotle—those expressed in the Organon and the physical-metaphysical treatises. The physical-metaphysical treatises is posterior in time and results from a transformation of the Organon. Lastly, this chapter discusses the significance of the Two Systems Hypothesis.
Rocco Rubini
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- May 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780226186139
- eISBN:
- 9780226186276
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226186276.003.0003
- Subject:
- Philosophy, History of Philosophy
This chapter reviews and contextualizes the early career of Ernesto Grassi (1902-1991), a longtime associate of Heidegger who, in the interwar period, was self-consciously dedicated to fostering a ...
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This chapter reviews and contextualizes the early career of Ernesto Grassi (1902-1991), a longtime associate of Heidegger who, in the interwar period, was self-consciously dedicated to fostering a dialogue between Italian idealist philosophy and German existentialism. Central to Grassi’s mission was the reevaluation of Renaissance humanism as an original and heretofore unheeded movement of philosophical and not just literary or historical import. Grassi reconnected Italian Renaissance humanism to the intrinsic “dialogism” he, in cooperation with Hans-Georg Gadamer, was among the first to identify in Plato by applying Heideggerian hermeneutics to ancient sources. At the same time he reconnected Italian Renaissance humanism to the philosophical philology of Vico, Nietzsche, and Heidegger. This chapter sheds new light on the circumstances that led to the publication, entrusted to Grassi himself, of Heidegger’s “Letter on ’Humanism’” (1947), a text usually read as a response to Sartre, one that would prove instrumental, in its French reception, to the emergence of “antihumanism” (and subsequently our “postmodern” consciousness). This text, however, was also the product of a longer history and a wider conversation, a conversation that Grassi encouraged between the interpretive approaches of his mentor and others (Stefan George, Werner Jaeger, etc.) in the German academy with regard to ancient sources.Less
This chapter reviews and contextualizes the early career of Ernesto Grassi (1902-1991), a longtime associate of Heidegger who, in the interwar period, was self-consciously dedicated to fostering a dialogue between Italian idealist philosophy and German existentialism. Central to Grassi’s mission was the reevaluation of Renaissance humanism as an original and heretofore unheeded movement of philosophical and not just literary or historical import. Grassi reconnected Italian Renaissance humanism to the intrinsic “dialogism” he, in cooperation with Hans-Georg Gadamer, was among the first to identify in Plato by applying Heideggerian hermeneutics to ancient sources. At the same time he reconnected Italian Renaissance humanism to the philosophical philology of Vico, Nietzsche, and Heidegger. This chapter sheds new light on the circumstances that led to the publication, entrusted to Grassi himself, of Heidegger’s “Letter on ’Humanism’” (1947), a text usually read as a response to Sartre, one that would prove instrumental, in its French reception, to the emergence of “antihumanism” (and subsequently our “postmodern” consciousness). This text, however, was also the product of a longer history and a wider conversation, a conversation that Grassi encouraged between the interpretive approaches of his mentor and others (Stefan George, Werner Jaeger, etc.) in the German academy with regard to ancient sources.
James Nye
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- October 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780198717256
- eISBN:
- 9780191785986
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198717256.003.0004
- Subject:
- Business and Management, Business History, Knowledge Management
With the firm prospering, Gordon Smith makes various acquisitions and disposals, to consolidate strengths, remove competition, and to allow for an evolutionary step—another diversification, to avoid ...
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With the firm prospering, Gordon Smith makes various acquisitions and disposals, to consolidate strengths, remove competition, and to allow for an evolutionary step—another diversification, to avoid repeating the experience of the early 1920s and reducing dependency on the motor industry. Smiths’ clients demand British-made goods and a controlling stake is acquired in Jaeger UK, expanding the motor instruments business, but also securing Robert Lenoir, a gifted engineer who helps Gordon realize an ambition to build a clockmaking business in the UK, ending a reliance on imports. Smiths transfers skills and know-how into new businesses and mass-produces robust items, many of which survive today. Smiths appreciates early the significance of the new national electricity grid and the possibilities for a large market in mains-driven clocks—within two years it achieves dominant market share and market power. Gordon Smith’s activities from the mid-1930s onward demonstrate preparation for warLess
With the firm prospering, Gordon Smith makes various acquisitions and disposals, to consolidate strengths, remove competition, and to allow for an evolutionary step—another diversification, to avoid repeating the experience of the early 1920s and reducing dependency on the motor industry. Smiths’ clients demand British-made goods and a controlling stake is acquired in Jaeger UK, expanding the motor instruments business, but also securing Robert Lenoir, a gifted engineer who helps Gordon realize an ambition to build a clockmaking business in the UK, ending a reliance on imports. Smiths transfers skills and know-how into new businesses and mass-produces robust items, many of which survive today. Smiths appreciates early the significance of the new national electricity grid and the possibilities for a large market in mains-driven clocks—within two years it achieves dominant market share and market power. Gordon Smith’s activities from the mid-1930s onward demonstrate preparation for war
Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- November 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780198753391
- eISBN:
- 9780191815027
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198753391.003.0004
- Subject:
- Law, EU Law, Constitutional and Administrative Law
The chapter examines the dynamics between judicial and legislative politics in the EU regulation of working time. The case study unfolds the process through which the Working Time Directive was ...
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The chapter examines the dynamics between judicial and legislative politics in the EU regulation of working time. The case study unfolds the process through which the Working Time Directive was initially adopted, and how subsequently the definition of working time as laid down in the directive was seriously disrupted by legal interpretations. The political responses to legal integration are then investigated by tracing why judicial influence on the policy output was ultimately rejected, despite intense and prolonged interaction between political actors and social partners.Less
The chapter examines the dynamics between judicial and legislative politics in the EU regulation of working time. The case study unfolds the process through which the Working Time Directive was initially adopted, and how subsequently the definition of working time as laid down in the directive was seriously disrupted by legal interpretations. The political responses to legal integration are then investigated by tracing why judicial influence on the policy output was ultimately rejected, despite intense and prolonged interaction between political actors and social partners.
