The Ethics Of Ontology: Rethinking An Aristotelian Legacy (S U N Y Series in Ancient Greek Philosophy)

Concerned with the meaning and function of principles in an era that appears to have given up on their possibility altogether, Christopher P. Long traces the paths of Aristotle's thinking concerning finite being from the Categories, through the Physics, to the Metaphysics, and ultimately into the Nicomachean Ethics. Long argues that a dynamic and open conception of principles emerges in these works that challenges the traditional tendency to seek security in permanent and eternal absolutes. He rethinks the meaning of Aristotle's notion of principle (arche) and spans the divide of analytic and continental methodological approaches to ancient Greek philosophy, while connecting Aristotle's thinking to that of Levinas, Gadamer, and Heidegger. Christopher P. Long Traces The Paths Of Aristotle's Thinking Concerning Finite Being From The Categories, Through The Physics, To The Metaphysics, And Ultimately Into The Nicomachean Ethics. Long Argues That A Dynamic And Open Conception Of Principles Emerges In These Works That Challenges The Traditional Tendency To Seek Security In Permanent And Eternal Absolutes. He Rethinks The Meaning Of Aristotle's Notion Of Principles (arche) And Spans The Divide Of Analytic And Continental Methodological Approaches To Ancient Greek Philosophy, While Connecting Aristotle's Thinking To That Of Levinas, Gadamer, And Heidegger.--book Jacket. The Legacy Of Ousia -- Foundational Thinking And The Categories -- Kinetic Principles And The Hegemony Of Form -- Prelude To A Safe Passage--two Aporiae -- Toward A Dynamic Ontology -- The Dynamic Economy Of Principles -- Knowledge In Actuality And The Ethical Turn -- Contingent Knowledge : Phronēsis In The Ethics -- The Ethics Of Ontology. Christopher P. Long. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 167-215) And Index. Content: The legacy of Ousia -- Foundational thinking and the categories -- Kinetic principles and the hegemony of form -- Prelude to a safe passage--Two aporiae -- Toward a dynamic ontology -- The dynamic economy of principles -- Knowledge in actuality and the ethical turn -- Contingent knowledge : Phronesis in the ethics -- The ethics of ontology.