Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Background Considerations
Chapter 3: The Categories View of Basic Constituents
Chapter 4: Two New Candidates for Basic Constituents
Chapter 5: The Metaphysics and Metaphysics Zeta
Chapter 6: Z.1, Substantial Forms or Individual Composites as Basic Constituents
Chapter 7: Z.3, The Rejection of Matter
Chapter 8: Z.4-5, Essence
Chapter 9: Z.6 and the Pale Man Argument
Chapter 10: Z.6 and the Argument About Platonic Forms
Chapter 11: Z.6 and the Regress Argument
Chapter 12: Z.7-9, The Reintroduction of Matter and Form
Chapter 13: Z.10-11, Does Form Have Matter as Part of It?
Chapter 14: The Universal as Substance: Z.13 1038b8-1039a3 - Problems of Interpretation
Chapter 15: The Universal as Substance: 1038b8-1039a3 -- Solutions to the Problems
Chapter 16: The Universal as Substance: Z.13-16 -- An Aporia and What Follows
Chapter 17: Z.17, A Fresh Start
Chapter 18: Conclusion
About the Author: Norman O. Dahl is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Minnesota. His main interests are moral philosophy and ancient philosophy. In the latter area he is the author of Practical Reason, Aristotle, and Weakness of the Will (1984), articles on Metaphysics Zeta, and publications on Aristotle's ethics and Plato's ethics.
