Aspects of Aristotles Logic of Modalities [Paperback]

One/ Subject and Programme.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Quandaries in recent Aristotle research.- 3. The programme of this study.- Notes to Chapter One.- Two/ The General Doctrine I Some Theorems and Rules.- 1. Multifariousness and common core.- 2. A provisional assumption.- 3. Common properties.- 4. Comparisons.- Notes to Chapter Two.- Three/ The General Doctrine II Absolute and Qualified Modalities.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Qualified vs. absolute modalities.- 3. Qualified necessity, syllogisms and the proof per impossibile.- 4. Absolute impossibility and the commensurability of the diagonal.- 5. Real and assumed background knowledge.- 6. Relations between temporal and modal concepts.- Notes to Chapter Three.- Four/ Modality and Time (I) The Principle of Plenitude.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The Principle of Plenitude and its role in Aristotles modal thinking.- 3. The evidence.- Notes to Chapter Four.- Five/ Modality and Time (II) De Caelo I.12 and The Necessity of What is Eternal.- 1. The problem.- 2. Williams and the supposed logical errors.- 3. Hintikka and the confusion in Aristotles Master Argument.- 4. Judson and the grossness of Aristotles fallacy.- 5. The metaphysics in De Caelo I.12 as exposed by Waterlow.- 6. De Caelo I.12 and the necessity of what is eternal.- 7. Some extrapolations and the role of hyl? phthart?.- Notes to Chapter Five.- Six/ Modality and Time (III) De Interpretations 9.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The traditional views.- 3. De Interpretations 9 on the statistical reading.- 4. Deliberation and chance events in De Interpretatione 9.- 5. The interpretation.- Notes to Chapter Six.- Seven/ Posterior Analytics I.46 The De Omni-Per Se Distinction.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Zabarella on Aristotelian necessity.- 3. Inseparable accidents.- 4. A first look at Posterior Analytics I.46.- 5. Some commentaries on Posterior Analytics I.4 and 6.- 6. Real or conceptual modalities?.- 7. Aristotle, matter, and definition.- Notes to Chapter Seven.- Eight/ Posterior Analytl£(