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Subject(s)

• Theophrastus [Browse]
• Metaphysics—Early works to 1800 [Browse]

Series

• Cambridge elements [More in this series]
• Cambridge elements. Elements in ancient philosophy [More in this series]
• Cambridge elements. Elements in ancient philosophy, 2631-4118 [More in this series]

Summary note

Theophrastus' so-called metaphysics presents a series of difficulties for various accounts of first principles, including Platonist ones but also Aristotle's. This Element describes how Theophrastus probes the Aristotelian account of first principles. He is an internal critic of an Aristotelian framework to which he himself is committed.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references.

Target audience

Specialized.

Source of description

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on March 18, 2026).

ISBN

9781009708289 (ebook)

Doi

10.1017/9781009708289

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