Passage and Possibility: A Study of Aristotle's Modal Concepts

Passage and Possibility: A Study of Aristotle's Modal Concepts

Aristotle connects modality and time in ways strange and perplexing to modern readers. In this book the author proposes a new solution to this exegetical problem. Although primarily expository, this work explores topics of central concern for current investigations into causality, time, and change. "Masterly....She combines philosophical sophistication with an enviable ability to interpret the texts in a perceptive and illuminating way....Will stimulate discussion for a long time to come."-- Times Literary Supplement "No scholar concerned with Aristotle's modal notions or the issues on which they bear--in logic, in metaphysics, indeed in all aspects of his thought--can afford not to read Passage and Possibility ."-- Ancient Philosophy "Should provoke interest and excitement for anyone interested either in Aristotle or in philosophical logic."-- Review of Metaphysics "An admirable book, one which demands, but amply repays, close study."-- Philosophy and Phenomenological Research