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Charles, David. Aristotle on Meaning and Essence.(Book Review)

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From: The Review of Metaphysics
Date: 20021201
Author:Orenstein, Alex

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2000. 432 pp. Cloth, $65.00; paper, $24.95--The central topics of this work are Aristotle's conceptions of meaning, essence, and necessity. These are dealt with in the two parts of the book: in part 1, "Aristotle on Language and Thought," and then in part 2, "Aristotle on Definition, Essence and Natural Kinds." Aristotle is examined both from the perspective of his improvements on his contemporaries and predecessors, and also in relation to current twentieth-century views. The two leading current figures whose views are discussed are Saul Kripke and Hilary ...

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