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Aristotle's Metaphysics

Metaphysics could be described as the study of being lying beyond and after the physical, somewhere in the realm of form (as opposed to matter).
Aristotle's Metaphysics Books VI and VII
Dr. Cynthia Freeland's annotated selections from the sixth and seventh books of Aristotle's Metaphysics.
Homonymy and the Science of Being as Being
Before Aristotle develops a science of being as being, he argues that such a science is possible.
Metaphysics
From the Classics Internet Library, the text of the Metaphysics, by Aristotle, written 350 B.C., and translated into English by W.D. Ross.
An Outline of Metaphysics Z
S. Marc Cohen's outline of Book VI of Aristotle's Metaphysics on Being.
Predication, Homonymy, and the Categories
Robin Smith's notes on the categories, what homonymy and synonymy mean, and division of things into substances and non-substances, individuals and universals.
Titles/Abbreviations of Aristotle
Aristotle wrote in Greek, but his works are referred to frequently by Latin names or abbreviations. List provides English translation of Latin and Latin abbreviation.

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