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ARISTOTLE AND BEYOND
Written over a period of thirty-five years, these essays explore the
topics of causation, time, fate, determinism, natural teleology,
different conceptions of the human soul, the idea of the highest
good, and the human significance of leisure. While most of the essays
take as their starting-point some theme in Ancient Greek philosophy,
they are meant not as exegesis but as distinctive and independent
contributions to live philosophizing. Written with clarity, precision
without technicality, and philosophical imagination, they will engage
a wide range of readers, including scholars and students of ancient
Greek philosophy and others working on more contemporary
analytical concerns.
sarah broadie is Wardlaw Professor of Philosophy at the
University of St Andrews.
ARISTOTLE AND BEYOND
Essays on Metaphysics and Ethics
SARAH BROADIE
University of St Andrews
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To my father, and to the memory of my mother
Contents
Preface page ix
Acknowledgments x
1 Affecting and bein