Aristotle on Ontological Pluralism

Aristotle has repeatedly stated in his works that 'being has several senses'. Is this to be regarded as his pluralistic ontology, an approach that seems to be too nascent? If so, how can this newfound approach in ontology be linked to the ideas of the father of this science, i.e. Aristotle...

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Autores principales:	Mohammad Hossein Esfandiari, Morteza Hajhosseini, Seyyed Mohammad Ali Hodjati
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Publicado:	University of Tabriz 2021
Materias:	aristotle's ontology ontological pluralism sorting version categorical being Philosophy (General) B1-5802
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:861ce0bbb70a45359da62eb70c38fc972021-11-29T06:23:05ZAristotle on Ontological Pluralism2251-79602423-441910.22034/jpiut.2021.41741.2666https://doaj.org/article/861ce0bbb70a45359da62eb70c38fc972021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://philosophy.tabrizu.ac.ir/article_13855_6e70aea02157ed9e3c5155d0a75ea8b2.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2251-7960https://doaj.org/toc/2423-4419Aristotle has repeatedly stated in his works that 'being has several senses'. Is this to be regarded as his pluralistic ontology, an approach that seems to be too nascent? If so, how can this newfound approach in ontology be linked to the ideas of the father of this science, i.e. Aristotle? These are the questions that the present article seeks to answer. First, we will show that Aristotle thinks of 'being' in four senses. Then, step by step he proceeds to leave different senses aside, insofar as only one sense remains: being in the sense of the figures of the categories. We argue, then, that it is better to found Aristotle's ontological pluralism upon the fourfold sorts, instead of the tenfold categories. We will provide some reasons for this preference, i.e. in defense of the fourfold sorts and against the tenfold categories. Each of these four modes of being will be discussed. Finally, a version of ontological pluralism will be provided and attributed to Aristotle: Sorting Version. According to this version of pluralism, we will demonstrate how Aristotle speaks of the ontologically fundamental structure of the world.Mohammad Hossein EsfandiariMorteza HajhosseiniSeyyed Mohammad Ali HodjatiUniversity of Tabrizarticlearistotle's ontologyontological pluralismsorting versioncategorical beingPhilosophy (General)B1-5802ENFAPhilosophical Investigations, Vol 15, Iss 36, Pp 287-306 (2021)
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description	Aristotle has repeatedly stated in his works that 'being has several senses'. Is this to be regarded as his pluralistic ontology, an approach that seems to be too nascent? If so, how can this newfound approach in ontology be linked to the ideas of the father of this science, i.e. Aristotle? These are the questions that the present article seeks to answer. First, we will show that Aristotle thinks of 'being' in four senses. Then, step by step he proceeds to leave different senses aside, insofar as only one sense remains: being in the sense of the figures of the categories. We argue, then, that it is better to found Aristotle's ontological pluralism upon the fourfold sorts, instead of the tenfold categories. We will provide some reasons for this preference, i.e. in defense of the fourfold sorts and against the tenfold categories. Each of these four modes of being will be discussed. Finally, a version of ontological pluralism will be provided and attributed to Aristotle: Sorting Version. According to this version of pluralism, we will demonstrate how Aristotle speaks of the ontologically fundamental structure of the world.
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Aristotle on Ontological Pluralism

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