Published 2013-11-28
How to Cite
Alarcón, E. (2013). Present and Action in Aristotle. Tópicos, Revista De Filosofía, 17(1), 261-270. https://doi.org/10.21555/top.v17i1.376
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Abstract
Throughout the history of philosophy, the nature of present has been frequently seen as incompatible with practical action: being is only present, and the indivisible present cannot change without contradiction. From Parmenides to idealism and contemporary modal logic, diverse attempts to avoid such contradictions led to new ones. This article provides an interpretation of Aristotle's theory of the present that consistently solves those puzzlesaporias.
Keywords
- Aristotle,
- present,
- indivisible,
- action,
- change
- modal logic ...More
References
- Hintikka, J. (1981). Gaps in the Great Chain of Being. An Exercise in the Methodology of Ideas. En Reforging the Great of Being. Studies of the History of Modal Theories. Dordrecht y Boston: Reidel.