Elementy klasycznej teorii zasad bytu
A classical theory of principles of being. Elements

Summary/Abstract: The principles of being and procedures of defining them play a key part in classical metaphysics. However, they suffer from a fundamental difficulty: they have no precise methodological characteristics. A philosopher who uses in their considerations a net of classical metaphysical concepts is often forced by this to follow their own (or traditional) intuitions. Such methods are of course fallible, and moreover, they may be the cause of calling into question the value of such considerations. The paper is an attempt at changing this situation. Some proposals are suggested, of formalized extentional definitions of the principle of being and a division of being into principles (and also two types of the latter notion: a division of universals and a division of individuals into principles). The formulated definitions are constructive but they respect the traditional characteristics of described concepts.

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