アリストテレスの「オルガノン」におけるピュシスの用例

Examples of “physis” in Aristotle’s Organon

Takahashi Shogo

比較論理学研究

The Annals of the Research Project Center for the Comparative Study of Logic

[PISSN] 1880-6376

[NCID] AA12025285

In this article, I aim to collect examples of φύσις in Aristotle’s Organon and classify it, and examine what the meaning of this word has. Aristotle mainly uses the expression “by nature” (φύσει) or “naturally” (κατὰ φύσιν) in the Organon. Researching these expressions in many examples, the following have made clear.
1. “Per se” and “by nature” (or “naturally”) are used interchangeably.
2. Aristotle often uses “physis” which means “essential feature”.
3. Some example of “physis” in the Organon corresponds to the explanation in his Physics and Metaphysics.
4. In the Organon, “prior” and “simultaneous” are used from a view of cognition.
In Physics, “physis” means “form” in a sense, so we can interpret it as follows. That is, “physis” shows the essence, and the features derived from “physis” also are essential. Therefore, we might conclude that “by nature” and “per se” can be used interchangeably because he uses the expression “per se” when a proposition shows that an essential feature or nature (essence) belongs to a subject.

Western philosophy [ 130 ]

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広島大学比較論理学プロジェクト研究センター

[ISSN] 1880-6376

[NCID] AA12025285