La religion est un phénomène culturel universel et un sujet d'étude central en anthropologie. Pourtant, on constate un manque flagrant de consensus sur sa définition et son origine dans les manuels d'introduction et les dictionnaires d'anthropologie. Des hypothèses et des modèles explorant cette question sont toutefois disponibles depuis une vingtaine d'années du côté de la psychobiologie. Le présent projet cherche à déterminer si la définition et les explications de la religion que propose l'anthropologie sont compatibles, en tout ou en partie, avec les données et modèles de la psychobiologie. Une synthèse des hypothèses psychobiologiques est d'abord présentée; elle sert de point de comparaison analytique avec les théories anthropologiques de la religion. Deux de ces théories, celles de Edward Burnett Tylor ([1874] 1889) et Clifford Geertz ([1966] 2010), sont résumées et ensuite analysées en rapport avec leur définition de la religion, leurs éléments universels (explicites et implicites) et leurs principes théoriques. Ces deux auteurs sont reconnus pour leur influence majeure dans ce domaine et ils s'appuient sur des fondements théoriques opposés. L'analyse démontre que seule la théorie de Tylor confirme l'hypothèse de ce mémoire, à l'effet que certaines conceptions et explications anthropologiques de la religion sont compatibles avec les explications psychobiologiques. Malgré tout, une conciliation de l'ensemble des sources analysées et l'esquisse d'un modèle sur la nature et l'origine évolutive de la religion semblent se dessiner. / Religion is a universal cultural phenomenon that is central to anthropology, yet a lack of theoretical agreement about its definition and origin is obvious when comparing dictionaries and introductory handbooks. Hypotheses addressing this question have been available for the past two or three decades in the field of psychobiology, and this thesis explores whether anthropological theories of religion can offer a definition and explanations as to the origin of religion that are, at least in part, in agreement with psychobiology. First, a summary of the hypotheses offered by psychobiology is presented. This will serve as an analytical benchmark with which to compare anthropological theories on religion. Two such theories are summarised and analysed in terms of their proposed definition of religion, their universal elements, and their theoretical bases, that of Sir Edward Burnett Tylor ([1874] 1889) and that of Clifford Geertz ([1966] 2010). Both are influential theories, but have opposing theoretical foundations. The analysis shows that only Tylor’s theory supports the hypothesis of this thesis, which states that some anthropological conceptions and explanations of religion are compatible. Regardless the discrepancy between all the analysed sources, these could be conciliated, in a preliminary model of the nature and the evolutionnary roots of religion.

The aim of this study is to compare and contrast the use of hyperbole or exaggeration in spoken Czech and English language. The research is based on comparative approach to two samples accounting for 100 hyperbolic instances in Czech and 100 instances of hyperbole in English. The Czech sample has been randomly excerpted from the oral part of the Czech National Corpus ORAL2008, whereas the English sample has been randomly excerpted from the "spoken context-govern" and "spoken demographic" sections of The British National Corpus. The two samples are subject to analysis. Firstly, the formal realization of hyperbole is examined. Secondly, the occurrences are classified semantically (quantitative versus qualitative hyperbole) and, thirdly, the lexico-semantics is examined (hyperbolic source domains). By this, the present study tests the hypothesis of universal hyperbolic source domains by examining the situation in Czech and English. Finally, the occurrence of conventionalized instances of hyperbole as opposed to creative instances of hyperbolic nonce-usages is examined. Last but not least, it is the aim of this study to provide the overall frequency figures of hyperbole in both languages.

Notre thèse en deux volumes vise à donner une traduction inédite du premier commentaire de Boèce à l’Isagogè de Porphyre à partir de l’édition critique de Samuel Brandt publiée en 1906. De fait, Boèce s’appuie sur la traduction latine de Marius Victorinus et non, comme le suggère le titre, sur le texte grec de Porphyre. Le premier volume contient une introduction générale articulée en quatre parties: examen critique des études secondaires; les sources matérielles du premier commentaire de Boèce à l’Isagogè; le traitement des questions de Porphyre sur les universaux; et l’Isagogè de Marius Victorinus et la tradition rhétorique latine. Les thèses que nous défendons sont les suivantes : le commentaire perdu de Porphyre sur les Catégories (A Gédalios) pourrait avoir été la source principale de ce traité logique de Boèce ; historiquement, les trois questions de Porphyre ont été apparentées à la réfutation porphyrienne de la position anti-aristotélicienne de Plotin ; et, contrairement à Victorinus qui considère l’Isagogè comme une introduction aux Topiques de Cicéron, Boèce la conçoit dans la perspective néoplatonicienne qui fait d’elle une introduction aux Catégories d’Aristote. Cette introduction est suivie de la traduction française accompagnée du texte latin de l’édition de Brandt. Notre commentaire à la traduction est développé dans le second volume qui contient également une traduction française inédite du commentaire d’Ammonius à l’Isagogè de Porphyre et une réfutation de la thèse soutenue par Brandt dans ses prolegomena de son édition critique à propos des parallèles textuels attestés dans les commentaires à l’Isagogè de Boèce et d’Ammonius (cf. appendices 1 et 2). / Our thesis in two volumes aims to give an original French translation of Boethius’s first commentary on Porphyry’s Isagoge based on the critical edition published by Samuel Brandt in 1906. Actually, Boethius commentary deals with the Latin translation of Marius Victorinus and not, as the title seems to suggest, with the greek treatise of Porphyry. The first volume contains a general introduction divided into four parts : a critical studies of the secondary sources; the material sources of the Boethian first commentary on Isagoge; the Boethian analysis of Porphyry’s three questions about universals; and Marius Victorinus’ Isagoge and the Latin rhetorical tradition. The thesis we defend in the introduction can be summarized as follows : Porphyry’s lost commentary on Categories (Ad Gedalium) may have been the main source of the first Boethian commentary on Isagoge ; historically, the three questions on universals had been related to the Porphyrian refutation of anti-Aristotelian position of Plotinus ; and, unlike Victorinus which considers Isagoge as an introduction to Cicero’s Topica, Boethius adopts the Neoplatonic perspective which makes it an introduction to Aristotle’s Categories. This introduction is followed by the French translation accompanied by the latin text edited by Brandt. Our commentary on the Boethian treatise is developed in the second volume, which also contains an original French translation of Ammonius’ commentary on Porphyry’s Isagoge and a full refutation of the thesis supported by Brandt in his prolegomena to his critical edition about the textual parallels attested in the Boethian and Ammonian commentaries on Isagoge (cf. appendix 1 and 2).

[pt] A dissertação relaciona as considerações sobre seguir regras com as críticas ao tratamento extensional do infinito como uma totalidade atual no segundo Wittgenstein. No primeiro capítulo, são apresentadas as críticas de Wittgenstein ao padrão mentalista de solução para determinação do significado, elucidando- se a seguir o que considera-se o cerne do Argumento da Linguagem Privada. A partir disso, argumenta-se que a solução comunitarista, formulada em termos da confirmação de um padrão independente, não pode ser coerentemente atribuída a Wittgenstein. No segundo capítulo, a antinomia histórica entre o infinito pensado como potencial ou como atual é introduzida. São apresentados alguns elementos dos tratamentos propostos por Cantor e Dedekind e, a seguir, as críticas que Wittgenstein faz aos mesmos. No terceiro capítulo, a associação das críticas de Wittgenstein ao tratamento do infinito como uma atualidade extensional com a questão da generalidade lingüística é explorada, e o caráter normativo que Wittgenstein atribui às proposições matemáticas é ressaltado. Mostra-se que, para Wittgenstein, a diferença conceitual entre finito e infinito expressaria a diferença entre contextos empíricos e gramaticais. O infinito, enquanto expressão da generalidade, não poderia ser tratado como passível de descrição extensional sem acarretar confusões, mas só poderia ser pensado no âmbito normativo, enquanto regra. Retorna-se então à questão da determinação de uma regra no contexto da discussão sobre as provas matemáticas e analisa-se a noção de surveyability. No quarto capítulo, considera-se a noção de semelhança de família. Ressalta-se então os pontos centrais da estratégia de Wittgenstein para o problema da determinação de uma regra: o abandono da extensionalidade e da univocidade do significado. Ao invés de classes ou elementos primariamente determinando a relação entre as instâncias de uma regra, teríamos antes a própria relação constituindo tais instâncias, e esta relação interna seria estabelecida na própria prática de emprego linguístico. Finalmente, na conclusão, elabora- se uma reconsideração do que foi desenvolvido a partir das relações entre generalidade e circularidade. / [en] The dissertation relates second Wittgenstein s considerations on following rules with his criticism about the extensional treatment of the infinite as actual totality. In the first chapter, a presentation of Wittgenstein s criticism of the mentalist solution pattern for the determination of the meaning is followed by an account of what is taken to be the heart of the Private Language Argument. On that basis, it is argued that the communitarianist solution, formulated in terms of the confirmation of an independent pattern, cannot be consistently attributed to Wittgenstein. In the second chapter, the historical antinomy between the infinite as potential and the infinite as actual is introduced. Some aspects of Cantor s and Dedekind s approaches, as well as Wittgenstein s criticism of those, are also presented. In the third chapter, the connection between Wittgenstein s criticism of the treatment of the infinite as extensional actuality and the question of linguistic generality is explored, and the normative character attributed by Wittgenstein to mathematical propositions is highlighted. It is shown that, according to Wittgenstein, the conceptual difference between finite and infinite expresses the difference between empirical and grammatical contexts. The infinite as expression of generality could not be treated as susceptible to extensional description without bringing about confusion, and it should, therefore, be thought of solely in a normative context, as a rule. The problem of the determination of a rule is thus retaken in the context of the discussion on mathematical proof, and the notion of surveyability is analysed. In the fourth chapter, the notion of family resemblances is considered. The central aspects of Wittgenstein s approach to the problem of the determination of a rule - the abandonment of extensionality and the univocality of meaning - are emphasised. Instead of classes or elements primarily determining the relationship among the instances of a rule, the relationship itself would constitute such instances, and such internal relationship would be established by linguistic usage itself. Finally, in the conclusion, a general reconsideration of what was discussed is carried out, starting from the relationships between circularity and generality.

Cette thèse est la première étude analytique approfondie consacrée à la dimension philosophique et théologique de la pensée de Jérôme de Prague († 1416) qui prend en compte tous les textes connus et conservés de ce philosophe tchèque, maître ès arts des universités de Paris, Cologne, Heidelberg et Prague, ami et collègue du réformateur Jean Hus. Le travail s’occupe des différents sujets philosophiques et théologiques présents dans l’œuvre de Jérôme, plaçant ses idées dans le contexte de l’histoire de la pensée médiévale. Dans ce cadre, la thèse montre de manière nouvelle les doctrines de cet auteur représentatif du courant réformiste de l’Université de Prague au tournant des XIVe et XVe siècles ; elle essaie aussi de présenter une compréhension nouvelle de la pensée philosophique et théologique de Jérôme sur la base des nouvelles trouvailles concernant ses sources anciennes et médiévales. À part la pensée de Jérôme, elle se consacre en outre à l’étude approfondie de sujets voisins, par exemple la question de la représentation de la Trinité par le bouclier de la foi. Ce travail ouvre aussi des nouvelles questions, par exemple le thème de l’influence des successeurs philosophiques de Jean Wyclif à Oxford (par exemple Robert Alyngton) sur les doctrines des maîtres de l’Université de Prague. Une des autres contributions à la connaissance du patrimoine culturel tchèque et européen présentées par cette thèse est l’editio princeps de la quaestio Utrum omne dependens habeat esse aeternum in prima causa d’Étienne de Páleč, accompagnée par une interprétation doctrinale. / This dissertation is the first thorough analytical study of the philosophical and theological aspects of the thought of Jerome of Prague († 1416), based on all the known extant texts of the significant Czech philosopher, master of arts of the universities of Paris, Cologne, Heidelberg and Prague and a friend and colleague of the church reformer Jan Hus. The work deals with individual philosophical and theological topics present in Jerome’s opus, explains his ideas and places them into the context of the history of medieval thought. In this frame, the work newly illustrates hitherto only partially known doctrines of this representative of the reformist current at the Prague University at the turn of the fifteenth century and tries to provide insight into Jerome’s thought, also on the basis of a series of new findings concerning Jerome’s ideas and his ancient and medieval sources. Apart from Jerome’s thought, the work pays attention to and clarifies more profoundly some of the related topics, for example the question of representation of the Trinity by the shield of faith. This dissertation also opens certain new questions, for example the topic of the influence of the Oxford philosophical successors of John Wyclif (such as Robert Alyngton) on the doctrines of the masters at the Prague University. An additional contribution of this thesis to a better knowledge of the Czech and European cultural heritage is the editio princeps of a quaestio of Štěpán of Páleč, Utrum omne dependens habeat esse aeternum in prima causa, accompanied by a doctrinal interpretation.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T17:27:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Mariana Battistini Dalmolin.pdf: 713395 bytes, checksum: 70d562c24a86d270ac99faa7f6717490 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-05-11 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / This work is a study on the theory of laws of nature proposed by the Australian philosopher D. M. Armstrong in his work What is a Law of Nature?, published in 1983. In that text, Armstrong shows the insufficiency of the regularty theory and, then, proceeds to develop his own theory, which is able to answer to several of the regularity theory's outstanding issues. In the first chapter of this work, we present (1.1) the naive regularity theory, as well as the critiques that it received from Armstrong and other authors. Afterwards (1.2), we present three suggestions to sophisticate that theory, which are not successful to address the difficulties found in its naive version. Therefore, the regularity theory is refuted, and a new theory of laws is needed. In the second chapter, we present, firstly (2.1), an assumption of Armstrong's theory of laws his realism about universals , and we see how it can be applied to a theory of laws. Afterwards (2.2), we present Armstrong's fundamental thesis: a law is a relation between universals and simultaneously an universal in itself, which regulates the behavior of particulars and generates uniformities in nature in virtue of the instaniation relation. We also show (2.3) how such theory makes it possible to deal with the difficulties faced by the regularity theory. In the third chapter, we evaluate the role of the concept of necessity in Armstrong's theory. Firstly (3.1), we deepen our understanding of the necessitation relation N, and, afterwards (3.2), we show that Armstrong rejects the thesis according to which laws are metaphisically necessary and advocates for their contingency. Therefore, the understanding of his theory is centered in the distinction between the nomic necessity asserted in his conception of laws, on one hand, and the metaphysic necessity of laws, which Armstrong denies, on the other / Este trabalho é um estudo sobre a teoria de leis da natureza proposta pelo filósofo australiano D. M. Armstrong em sua obra What is a Law of Nature?, publicada em 1983. Neste texto, Armstrong mostra a insuficiência da teoria regularista de leis e procede, então, a desenvolver sua própria teoria, que se mostra capaz de resolver diversos problemas que a teoria regularista deixava em aberto. No primeiro capítulo deste trabalho, apresentamos (1.1) a teoria regularista ingênua, bem como as críticas que ela recebeu de Armstrong e de outros autores. Em seguida (1.2), mostramos que três propostas de sofisticação da teoria não são bem-sucedidas para resolver as dificuldades encontradas na versão ingênua. A teoria regularista fica, assim, refutada, e uma nova teoria sobre leis é necessária. No segundo capítulo, apresentamos, primeiramente (2.1), um pressuposto à teoria de leis de Armstrong seu realismo sobre universais , e vemos como este pode ser aplicado a uma teoria de leis. A seguir (2.2), apresentamos a tese fundamental de Armstrong: uma lei é uma relação entre universais e, simultaneamente, um universal em si mesma que, devido à relação de instanciação, regula o comportamento de particulares e gera uniformidades na natureza. Mostramos, também, (2.3) como tal teoria permite dar conta das dificuldades enfrentadas pela teoria regularista. No terceiro capítulo, avaliamos o papel do conceito de necessidade na teoria de Armstrong. Em primeiro lugar (3.1), aprofundamos nosso entendimento da relação de necessitação N, que tem um papel central na teoria apresentada, e, a seguir (3.2), mostramos que Armstrong rejeita a tese de que leis são metafisicamente necessárias, defendendo sua contingência. O entendimento de sua teoria está centrado, portanto, na distinção entre a necessidade nômica afirmada em sua concepção de leis, por um lado, e a necessidade metafísica das leis, que Armstrong rejeita

La religion est un phénomène culturel universel et un sujet d'étude central en anthropologie. Pourtant, on constate un manque flagrant de consensus sur sa définition et son origine dans les manuels d'introduction et les dictionnaires d'anthropologie. Des hypothèses et des modèles explorant cette question sont toutefois disponibles depuis une vingtaine d'années du côté de la psychobiologie. Le présent projet cherche à déterminer si la définition et les explications de la religion que propose l'anthropologie sont compatibles, en tout ou en partie, avec les données et modèles de la psychobiologie. Une synthèse des hypothèses psychobiologiques est d'abord présentée; elle sert de point de comparaison analytique avec les théories anthropologiques de la religion. Deux de ces théories, celles de Edward Burnett Tylor ([1874] 1889) et Clifford Geertz ([1966] 2010), sont résumées et ensuite analysées en rapport avec leur définition de la religion, leurs éléments universels (explicites et implicites) et leurs principes théoriques. Ces deux auteurs sont reconnus pour leur influence majeure dans ce domaine et ils s'appuient sur des fondements théoriques opposés. L'analyse démontre que seule la théorie de Tylor confirme l'hypothèse de ce mémoire, à l'effet que certaines conceptions et explications anthropologiques de la religion sont compatibles avec les explications psychobiologiques. Malgré tout, une conciliation de l'ensemble des sources analysées et l'esquisse d'un modèle sur la nature et l'origine évolutive de la religion semblent se dessiner. / Religion is a universal cultural phenomenon that is central to anthropology, yet a lack of theoretical agreement about its definition and origin is obvious when comparing dictionaries and introductory handbooks. Hypotheses addressing this question have been available for the past two or three decades in the field of psychobiology, and this thesis explores whether anthropological theories of religion can offer a definition and explanations as to the origin of religion that are, at least in part, in agreement with psychobiology. First, a summary of the hypotheses offered by psychobiology is presented. This will serve as an analytical benchmark with which to compare anthropological theories on religion. Two such theories are summarised and analysed in terms of their proposed definition of religion, their universal elements, and their theoretical bases, that of Sir Edward Burnett Tylor ([1874] 1889) and that of Clifford Geertz ([1966] 2010). Both are influential theories, but have opposing theoretical foundations. The analysis shows that only Tylor’s theory supports the hypothesis of this thesis, which states that some anthropological conceptions and explanations of religion are compatible. Regardless the discrepancy between all the analysed sources, these could be conciliated, in a preliminary model of the nature and the evolutionnary roots of religion.

A 'Subject Indexing Language' (SIL) is an artificial language used for formulating names of subjects. Although classificationists have sought for universals in many fields of study such as, philosophy, biology, general systems theory, etc., the search for a deep structure of SILs formally began with Ranganathan's idea of 'absolute syntax' and was brought to the present by G. Bhattacharyya and D. Austin. Whereas Bhattacharyya's deep structure of SIL is primarily based on classificatory principles (parallel to 'absolute syntax'), the deep structure proposed by Austin has a linguistic connotation. The present study describes and compares two such deep structurebased SILs, viz., PRECIS (PREserved Context Index System) and DSIS (Deep Structure Indexing System), a recent computerized version of POPSI (POstulate-based Permuted Subject Indexing), developed by F. J. Devadason at Documentation Research and Training Centre, Bangalore, India. Both also belong to the category of SILs typified as 'string indexing' languages. The study involves: i) writing of a suitable DSIS index entry generation program, ii) using both PRECIS (in-house) and DSIS programs to index a collection of representative sample documents from the soft sciences, iii) analyzing and comparing their respective syntactic and semantic aspects in terms of both linguistic and classificatory principles, and iv) applying some measures of efficiency and effectiveness. It was realized that certain modifications in the existing DSIS string manipulation algorithms are necessary to make the program fully operational. Although, no attempts have been made to quantify the measures of effectiveness and efficiency as such, suggestions have been provided as to what these probably would be. Some indications of their searching difficulties for a prospective searcher have been put forward as well.

Notre étude se propose de décrypter de façon expérimentale le parcours interprétant dans l’apprentissage d’une langue étrangère telle que le français, en remettant en cause le concept traditionnel du décodage analytique et en lui substituant celui d’anticipation. Notre hypothèse est que la compréhension d’un énoncé ne repose pas sur une addition chronologique et continue de signes mais se construit à partir de procédures invariantes d’identification du sens, de reconnaissance de structures et de schèmes universaux. Le premier chapitre pose les jalons de notre recherche en introduisant trois théories fondamentales dans l’explication possible du phénomène d’anticipation : celle de la Grammaire Universelle (Chomsky), celle des Opérations Énonciatives et Prédicatives (Culioli) et celle de la Sémantique Générale (Pottier). Nous discutons des différents éclairages qu’apportent ces théories et nous les mettons en relation avec l’objet de notre recherche. Dans le second chapitre, nous présentons les supports iconographiques à partir desquels nous avons élaboré notre expérience, lesquels présentent l’avantage d’être neutres, syntaxiquement ajustables et interprétables dans la langue maternelle des participants autant que dans la langue cible. Nous introduisons notre public chinois, ainsi que la nature de l’expérience, qui consiste à convertir des énoncés oraux en séquences iconographiques. Nous présentons également la spécificité linguistique des phrases que nous utilisons en les analysant à l’aide des théories introduites dans notre première partie. Notre troisième chapitre analyse les productions des 14 sujets, en tenant compte de la nature des icônes sélectionnées, l’ordre de leur sélection et la disposition dans laquelle elles ont été placées. Ces trois paramètres permettent de révéler différents schèmes d’anticipation tout en appuyant la théorie selon laquelle la compréhension est un processus de reconstruction, à partir de savoirs conceptuels, cognitifs et linguistiques. Le dernier chapitre résume l’ensemble de l’expérience, synthétise nos conclusions et les confronte avec les théories portant sur les universaux et les invariants. Il définit également des orientations possibles dans le domaine de la didactique des langues étrangères, qui tiennent compte du concept d’anticipation / This study intends to decrypt experimentally the interpreting process in the learning of a second language such as French, by questioning the traditional concept of analytical decoding and by substituting it the principle of anticipation. Our hypothesis is that utterances are not understood through a continuous and chronological adding of signs, but is rather constructed from invariant procedures of identification of the meaning and from the recognition of structures and universal schemes. The first chapter prepares the ground for this research by introducing three essential theories which could explain the phenomenon of anticipation: the theories of Universal Grammar (Chomsky), of Enunciative and Predicative Operations (Culioli) and of General Semantics (Pottier). We discuss the various prospects brought by these theories and we relate them with the topic of our research. In the second chapter, we present the iconographic material we have conducted our experiment with, the advantages of which consist in being neutral, syntactically adjustable andinterpretable in the subjects’ native tongue as much as in the target language. We introduce the Chinese participants and the principles of our experiment, which consists in converting oral utterances to iconographic sequences. We present the linguistic features of the sentences we have used by the aid of the theories we reviewed in the first section. In our third chapter, we make the analysis of the 14 subjects’ productions by taking account of the nature of the chosen icons, the order in which they are selected and their placement in the sequences. These three parameters allow us to reveal various schemes of anticipation and to confirm the theory according to which comprehension is a process of reconstruction from conceptual, cognitive and linguistic knowledge. The last chapter sums the experiment up, summarize our conclusions and test them against the theories about language universals and invariants. It defines also some possible threads that can be followed in the field of language acquisition and which consider the role of anticipation.

Orientador: Lucas Angioni / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Filosofia e Ciencias Humanas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-15T21:11:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Almeida_WellingtonDamascenode_M.pdf: 1255869 bytes, checksum: 5f38aca62110ab8573d4639015f530b7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010 / Resumo: Nas páginas que se seguem, o leitor encontrará um estudo detalhado sobre aquele que é considerado por Aristóteles o mais difícil entre os impasses formulados em Metafísica III (Beta) e que é respondido no capítulo 2 do livro X (Iota): a Décima Primeira Aporia. Em tal aporia, Aristóteles rivaliza (i) a concepção que os antigos Physiologoi tinham do Um, em que tal princípio é concebido como uma natureza subjacente que extrapola os contornos demarcados pela noção de Um, e (ii) a perspectiva platônico-pitagórica, que prefere conceber o Um em si mesmo, segundo as suas próprias determinações internas e desprovido de qualquer articulação com alguma realidade que lhe seja exterior / Abstract: In the following pages, the reader will find a detailed study of what Aristotle considered the most difficult aporia formulated in Metaphysics III (Beta), which is answered in chapter 2 of Book X (Iota): the Eleventh Aporia. In such aporia, Aristotle rivals: (i) the conception assumed by the ancient Physiologoi, which takes the One to be an underlying nature whose being is not exhausted by being One, and (ii) the Platonic-Pythagorean view, which prefers to conceive the One in itself, according to its own determinations and apart from any connection with some reality outside it / Mestrado / Filosofia / Mestre em Filosofia