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Aristotle’s Metaphysics

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The second course essay consists in a commentary on the following passage:

Metaphysics Z 13, 1038b1–b16

(= p. 216 [I seem to...]–p. 216 [... said of some substrate.])

You should sketch the context in which the argument or objection was offered, show the structure of the passage, extract the premisses you need for your argument, present your reconstruction, and try to give a brief assessment.

The essay should be at least 1,000 words.

Please submit your essay by email to schmidhauser-AT-ucla.edu. The file name should follow the pattern: essay-[surname].[initials].doc.

The essay is due on Thursday, 27 May, at 6pm.

Enjoy your work!

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