Book Eta
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Book Eta is one of the central books of Aristotle’s Metaphysics, in which he continues his investigation of substance and the principles of being.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book Eta canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book of Aristotle's Metaphysics
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | Aristotle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToCorpus | Aristotelian corpus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept | ousia (substance) ⓘ |
| continuesInvestigationFrom | Book Zeta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discusses |
causes of substance
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compound substance ⓘ form ⓘ formal substance ⓘ material substance ⓘ matter ⓘ sensible substance ⓘ the composite of matter and form ⓘ unity of substance ⓘ |
| examines |
criteria for being a primary substance
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relationship between substance and its attributes ⓘ role of form in essence ⓘ role of matter in individuation ⓘ |
| follows | Book Zeta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Metaphysics Eta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGreekDesignation | Η (Eta) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 4th century BCE (composition) ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
principles of being
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substance ⓘ |
| partOf | Metaphysics (Aristotle) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalField | metaphysics ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Ancient Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| precedes | Book Theta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workStructure | treatise divided into chapters ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Metaphysics (Aristotle)