Analogy and Philosophical Language, by Burrell, David - 1973

New Haven, CT, U.S.A.: Yale University Press, 1973. In this book the author begins with the premise that philosophy is activity rather than doctrine and uses analogy as a test case for rethinking many traditional philosophical issues; he views the classical literature on analogy from a contemporary perspective, focusing on four major classical philosophers: Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, and Scotus; he examines what they do when they philosophize and investigates their criteria for the use of analogous expressions (black covers with gold lettering have very slight edge wear; no marks in text; a bright, clean, tight copy in nearly perfect condition; in stock & available for immediate shipment from an independent bookstore). Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.