Observaciones sobre la Tesis de la Identidad en Aristóteles, Metafísica Z 6 (Una lectura contra-revolucionaria).

FABIAN MIE

Tropos, poderes causales y otras criaturas extrañas. Estudios de metafísica analítica

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Lugar: Buenos Aires; Año: 2017; p. 27 - 49

I aim to clarify the Identity Thesis of Metaphysics Z 6, according to which each (strictly definable) thing is identical with its essence. I show that Z 6 is a mere corollary of Z 4´s theses on essence, and also of its argumentative strategy, governed by some relevant concepts drawn from the logical approach of the Organon. Thus, Z 6 only moves up to clarify the general conditions of identity between substance and essence, both taken as strictly definible things. On this basis, I hope to offer some reasons to reject the official reading on Z 6, which sees that the Identity Thesis implies a direct replacement of individuals by universals.