A prioridade temporal da ousia e a noção de separação no livro Z da Metafísica de Aristóteles

Abstract

This dissertation aims to discuss the temporal priority of ousia justified by the aspect of ‎separation presented by Aristotle in the book Z 1 of Metaphysics. In fact, in the first chapter ‎of the book Z Aristotle states that daring is prior according to the definition since the ‎definition of the other categories necessarily includes the definition of ousia; it is also prior ‎according to knowledge, because to know the other categories it’s necessary, first of all, to ‎have the knowledge of ousia. Likewise, he states that ousia is first in time because it is the ‎only one of the categories that is separated. Thus, the purpose of this paper is mainly to ‎discuss the temporal priority and the notion of separation that was not explained by Aristotle ‎in the passage Metaph.1028a 33-34. From the survey of readings and interpretations made ‎throughout the reception of this passage we intend to observe the state of the status questionis ‎and how the most relevant interpreters tried to respond interpret the “apparent” impasse. ‎Given that the issue of separation and priority is recurrent in other Aristotelian contexts and ‎considering that in the passage in question Aristotle discusses this problem, it is likewise we ‎will also discuss other types of priority, such as logical priority, priority according to the nature ‎and ousia, temporal priority and priority according to the act in relation to the power. So, we ‎will point out some interpretations regarding separation that may be relevant, such as local ‎separation, ontological separation, separation from other ousiai and separation by thought that ‎help us think about the hypothesis that solves the problem. Having analyzed of the text of ‎Metaphysics Z and what seems to be the proper understanding of ousía, we can finally ‎propose a plausible answer to the kind of separation that is proper to ousia as a form, namely, ‎the separation by thought.‎