{"title":"Samuel Meister","description":"\u003cp\u003eSamuel Meister's works delve deeply into classical and contemporary philosophical themes, offering insightful explorations of foundational concepts such as first principles. Readers can expect thoughtful analyses that bridge ancient wisdom with modern scholarly discourse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in the fields of \u003cem\u003ePhilosophy \u0026amp; Psychology\u003c\/em\u003e, Meister's writings engage with complex ideas in a clear and compelling manner, appealing to those interested in the intellectual traditions that shape both thought and understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"theophrastus-on-first-principles-by-samuel-meister-9781009708265","title":"Theophrastus on First Principles","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTheophrastus on First Principles\u003c\/em\u003e presents a series of difficulties for various accounts of first principles, including Platonist ones but also – and especially – Aristotle's. Hence, many scholars think that Theophrastus abandons some of his teacher's core commitments, such as the prime mover or natural teleology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOther interpreters, by contrast, emphasize the aporematic character of the work and do not take Theophrastus to be truly critical of Aristotle. In the author's view, neither reading captures the character of the treatise. For, as argued in this Element, Theophrastus probes the Aristotelian account of first principles in earnest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut this is not to say that he abandons it. Rather, Theophrastus is an internal critic of an Aristotelian framework to which he himself is committed but of which he thinks that it requires further elaboration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47934336467180,"sku":"9781009708265","price":79.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781009708265-theophrastus-on-first-principles.jpg?v=1783913311"},{"product_id":"theophrastus-on-first-principles-by-samuel-meister-9781009708272","title":"Theophrastus on First Principles","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTheophrastus on First Principles\u003c\/em\u003e presents a series of difficulties for various accounts of first principles, including Platonist ones but also – and especially – Aristotle's. Hence, many scholars think that Theophrastus abandons some of his teacher's core commitments, such as the prime mover or natural teleology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOther interpreters, by contrast, emphasize the aporematic character of the work and do not take Theophrastus to be truly critical of Aristotle. In the author's view, neither reading captures the character of the treatise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor, as argued in this Element, Theophrastus probes the Aristotelian account of first principles in earnest. But this is not to say that he abandons it. Rather, Theophrastus is an internal critic of an Aristotelian framework to which he himself is committed but of which he thinks that it requires further elaboration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47934336696556,"sku":"9781009708272","price":225.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781009708272-theophrastus-on-first-principles.jpg?v=1783913326"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/samuel-meister.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}