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There has been much discussion in recent research of the alleged contradictions in Aristotle's doctrine of substance (Gk. Ousia) in the Categories and in Book Z of the Metaphysics. In contrast to other interpretations, Dirk Fonfara succeeds in avoiding the alleged inconsistency by means of an aspectual ontological and epistemological distinction. In conclusion, Aristotle's ontology, which includes the divine realm (Metaphysics XII ), undergoes a conceptual classification. Viel diskutiert werden in der jüngeren Forschung die angeblichen Widersprüche in Aristoteles' Lehre von der Substanz (griech. Ousia) in der Kategorienschrift und im Buch Z der Metaphysik. Im Gegensatz zu anderen Deutungen gelingt es Dirk Fonfara in der vorliegenden Arbeit, durch eine ontologische und epistemologische Hinsichtenunterscheidung die vermeintliche Widersprüchlichkeit zu vermeiden. Aristoteles' Ontologie, die den göttlichen Seinsbereich (Metaphysik XII) mitumfasst, wird abschließend konzeptionell klassifiziert.

Substance (Philosophy) --- Ontology. --- Aristotle. --- Substance (Philosophy). --- Matter --- Metaphysics --- Ontology --- Reality --- Aristoteles.

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In 2001, the Nobel Foundation celebrated the 100th anniversary of the first Nobel Prize, and all previous Nobel laureates were invited to attend the Nobel ceremonies in Stockholm. This gave an excellent opportunity for arranging jubilee symposia with topics that would attract several of the laureates. The chosen subject of "Condensation and Coherence in Condensed Systems" attracted sixteen Nobel laureates and another thirty-five leading scientists.The idea was to bring scientists together from several related subdisciplines: atomic physics, quantum optics, and condensed matter physics, for cross-breeding of ideas, concepts, and experience. Subjects like phase transitions in strongly coupled systems, Bose-Einstein condensation in weakly coupled systems, macroscopic quantum phenomena, coherence in mesoscopic structures, and quantum information were intensively discussed from different points of view. Coherence phenomena in condensed systems were emphasized. A special session was devoted to the emerging field of quantum computing, with experimental and theoretical results reported for different types of qu-bits. The 2001 Nobel Prize awarded to Eric Cornell, Wolfgang Ketterle, and Carl Wieman, "for the achievement of Bose-Einstein condensation in dilute gases of alkali atoms, and for early fundamental studies of the properties of the condensates," gave an extra flavor to the theme of the Centennial Symposium.

Condensed matter --- Matter --- Atoms --- Dynamics --- Gravitation --- Physics --- Substance (Philosophy)

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Ontology. --- Truth. --- Emotions (Philosophy) --- Ontology --- Truth --- Being --- Conviction --- Philosophy --- Metaphysics --- Necessity (Philosophy) --- Substance (Philosophy) --- Belief and doubt --- Skepticism --- Certainty --- Pragmatism

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Charlotte Witt continues her highly regarded exploration of Aristotle's metaphysics in a book devoted to the ontological distinction between potentiality and actuality. She focuses on Metaphysics book ix, which provides the most sustained discussion of this distinction. Witt rejects the conventional reading of this key text-that Aristotle differentiated between the two concepts solely to further the investigation of substance. Instead, in an original interpretation of his work, she argues that his development of the distinction between "being x potentially" and "being x actually" allowed Aristotle to develop an intrinsically hierarchical and normative vision of reality.For Witt, Aristotle's views about being shed light on his puzzling use of gender language in his descriptions of reality. This language has become an important issue for feminist scholars who have noted that in Aristotle's metaphysics of substance form is sometimes associated with the male, and matter with the female. Witt's interpretation that Aristotelian reality is intrinsically hierarchical and normative, but not intrinsically gendered, offers a new, important understanding of a controversial aspect of Aristotle's metaphysics.

Ontology. --- Metaphysics. --- Being --- Philosophy --- Metaphysics --- Necessity (Philosophy) --- Substance (Philosophy) --- God --- Ontology --- Philosophy of mind --- Aristotle. --- Aristotle. - Metaphysics

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Charlotte Witt continues her highly regarded exploration of Aristotle's metaphysics in a book devoted to the ontological distinction between potentiality and actuality. She focuses on Metaphysics book ix, which provides the most sustained discussion of this distinction. Witt rejects the conventional reading of this key text―that Aristotle differentiated between the two concepts solely to further the investigation of substance. Instead, in an original interpretation of his work, she argues that his development of the distinction between "being x potentially" and "being x actually" allowed Aristotle to develop an intrinsically hierarchical and normative vision of reality. For Witt, Aristotle's views about being shed light on his puzzling use of gender language in his descriptions of reality. This language has become an important issue for feminist scholars who have noted that in Aristotle's metaphysics of substance form is sometimes associated with the male, and matter with the female. Witt's interpretation that Aristotelian reality is intrinsically hierarchical and normative, but not intrinsically gendered, offers a new, important understanding of a controversial aspect of Aristotle's metaphysics.

Metaphysics. --- Ontology. --- Métaphysique --- Ontologie --- Aristotle. --- Metaphysics --- Ontology --- Being --- Philosophy --- Necessity (Philosophy) --- Substance (Philosophy) --- God --- Philosophy of mind --- Aristoteles. --- Aristoteles --- Aristote --- Aristotle --- Aristotile --- Métaphysique --- Aristotle. - Metaphysics