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The questions raised by Aristotle in Metaphysics 3 regarding the scope of metaphysics are answered by Syrianus, who also criticises the alternative answers explored by Aristotle. This discussion of Aristotle's Metaphysics 3-4 shows how metaphysics, as a philosophical science, was conceived by the Neoplatonic philosopher of Late Antiquity. To email * Your name * Your email * Comment Please tick the box below *Syrianus, originally from Alexandria, moved to Athens and became the head of the Academy there after the death of Plutarch of Athens. Was formalized and transformed by a philosophy which found its deepest roots in Pythagoras and Plato. Syrianus thus reveals how Aristotelian metaphysics Which Syrianus provides arguments additional to those developed by Aristotle. Of metaphysics to deal with the primary axioms of scientific thought, in particular the Principle of Non-Contradiction, for The essential attributes of being (unity/multiplicity, sameness/difference, etc.), showing also that it comes within the scope In presenting “Metaphysics” 4, Syrianus explains in what sense metaphysics deals with ‘being as being’ and how this includes

Questions raised by Aristotle in Metaphysics 3 as to the scope of metaphysics are answered by Syrianus, who also criticizes the alternative answers explored by Aristotle. In discussing Aristotle’s Metaphysics 3-4, shows how metaphysics, as a philosophical science, was conceived by the Neoplatonic philosopher of Late Antiquity. Syrianus, originally from Alexandria, moved to Athens and became the head of the Academy there after the death of Plutarch