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How Things Happen for the Sake of Something: The Dialectical Strategy of Aristotle, Physics 2.8Phronesis 3 (64): 321-47. 2019.I offer a fresh interpretation of the dialectical strategy of Physics 2.8’s arguments that things in nature happen for the sake of something. Whereas many recent interpreters have concluded that these arguments inevitably beg the question against Aristotle’s opponents, I argue that they constitute a careful attempt to build common ground with an opponent who rejects Aristotle’s basic worldview. This common ground, first articulated in the famous Winter Rain Argument, takes the form of an intrigu…Read more
Robert Howton
The Brooklyn Institute for Social Research
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The Brooklyn Institute for Social ResearchAssociate Faculty (Part-time)
New York, NY, United States of America
Areas of Specialization
Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy |
Aristotle |
Perception |