Aristotle's Metaphysics th 1-3：On the Essence and Actuality of Force (Studies in Continental Thought)

MartinHeidegger'sreadingofAristotlewasoneofthepivotalinfluencesinthedevelopmentofhisphilosophy.FirstpublishedinGermanin1981asvolume33ofHeidegger'scollectedworks,thisbooktranslatesalecturecoursehepresentedattheUniversityofFreiburgin1931.Heidegger'scarefultranslationandhisprobingcommentaryonthefirstthreechaptersof"BookIXofMetaphysics"showtheclosecorrelationbetweenhisphenomenologicalinterpretationoftheGreeks(especiallyofAristotle)andhiscritiqueofmetaphysics.Additionally,Heidegger'sconfrontationwithAristotle'sGreektextmakesasignificantcontributiontocontemporaryscholarshiponAristotle,particularlytheunderstandingofpotentialityinAristotle'sthought.Finally,thebookexemplifiesHeidegger'sgiftforteachingstudentshowtoreadaphilosophicaltextandhowtoquestionthattextinaphilosophicalway.