Le Problгёme — De Lвђ™гєtre Chez Aristote

Aubenque argues that Aristotle’s Metaphysics is not a settled system but a "science sought" ( science recherchée ) that never fully arrives. He posits that Aristotle is caught between two irreconcilable goals:

The following guide outlines the core themes and structure of Pierre Aubenque’s seminal 1962 work, Le problème de l’être chez Aristote ( The Problem of Being in Aristotle ). This study is celebrated for its rigorous analysis of Aristotle’s "First Philosophy" as a fundamentally incomplete and aporetic project. Le problГЁme de l’être chez Aristote

: The general science of "being qua being" (being in its most general sense), which struggles to find unity across the many ways being is defined. Aubenque argues that Aristotle’s Metaphysics is not a

: The study of separate, divine substance, which remains an "inaccessible" object of knowledge for human discursive thought. Key Themes and Aporias : The general science of "being qua being"