Aristotle's Metaphysics 1-3: On the Essence and Actuality of Force

Martin Heidegger's reading of Aristotle was one of the pivotal influences in the development of his philosophy. First published in German in 1981 as volume 33 of Heidegger's Collected Works, this book translates a lecture course he presented at the University of Freiburg in 1931. Heidegger's careful translation and his probing commentary on the first three chapters of Book IX of Metaphysics show the close correlation between his phenomenological interpretation of the Greeks (especially of Aristotle) and his critique of metaphysics. Additionally, Heidegger's confrontation with Aristotle's Greek text makes a significant contribution to contemporary scholarship on Aristotle, particularly the understanding of potentiality in Aristotle's thought. Finally, the book exemplifies Heidegger's gift for teaching students how to read a philosophical text and how to question that text in a philosophical way.

This book exemplifies Heidegger's gift for teaching students how to read philosophical text and how to question that text in a philosophical way.

Highly recommended. -- Choice

MartinHeidegger's reading of Aristotle was one of the pivotal influences in thedevelopment of his philosophy. This 1931 lecture course shows the close correlationbetween Heidegger's phenomenological interpretation of the Greeks (especially ofAristotle) and his critique of metaphysics.

Walter Brogan, Professor of Philosophy at Villanova University, has published articles on contemporary continental interpretations of Greek philosophy.

Peter Warnek is completing graduate studies in continental philosophy at Vanderbilt University.

Translators' Foreword

Introduction: The Aristotelian Question about the Manifold and Oneness of Being

Chapter One: Metaphysics 1

Chapter Two: Metaphysics 2

Chapter Three: Metaphysics 3

Editor's Epilogue

Glossary of German words

Glossary of Greek Words