The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1982
Abstract
Aristotle demarcates in Metaphysics IX.6 three most crucial senses of energeia. There is that which pertains to categorial being, and that which pertains to becoming. Finally, there is energeia involved in the cognitive and affective lives of animals.
Recommended Citation
Polansky, Ronald, "Aristotle's Demarcation of the Senses of Energeia in Metaphysics IX,6" (1982). The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter. 127.
https://orb.binghamton.edu/sagp/127
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Notes
Ronald Polansky presented “Energeia in Aristotle’s Metaphysics IX” to the Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy with the American Philological Association in Philadelphia in 1982. A revised version was published in Ancient Philosophy 3 (1983) 160-170, and reprinted in John P. Anton & Anthony Preus, eds. 1992. Essays in Ancient Greek Philosophy, Volume V: Aristotle’s Ontology. SUNY Press, 211-226.
For information about the author, see: Wikipedia “Ron Polansky.”