The paper aims to honour the memory of two outstanding Italian Scholars, who devoted all their whole lives to studying Aristotle’s Metaphysics: Giovanni Reale († 2014) and Enrico Berti († 2022). Analysing some relevant passages in books Alpha and Lambda of the Metaphysics, the paper synoptically compares Reale’s and Berti’s translations, highlighting analogies and differences. The most relevant points of this comparison are two: 1) a critical consideration of the Platonic background and post-Platonic exegesis while reading Aristotle; 2) the theoretical value of metaphysics as an open discussion about the possibility for human rational thought to open itself to God as the supreme good and ultimate goal of the universe.
Cattanei, E., Enrico Berti e la "Metafisica" di Aristotele. Un dialogo lungo decenni, <<GIORNALE DI METAFISICA>>, 2022; 44 (2): 411-430 [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/230574]
Enrico Berti e la "Metafisica" di Aristotele. Un dialogo lungo decenni
Cattanei, Elisabetta
2022
Abstract
The paper aims to honour the memory of two outstanding Italian Scholars, who devoted all their whole lives to studying Aristotle’s Metaphysics: Giovanni Reale († 2014) and Enrico Berti († 2022). Analysing some relevant passages in books Alpha and Lambda of the Metaphysics, the paper synoptically compares Reale’s and Berti’s translations, highlighting analogies and differences. The most relevant points of this comparison are two: 1) a critical consideration of the Platonic background and post-Platonic exegesis while reading Aristotle; 2) the theoretical value of metaphysics as an open discussion about the possibility for human rational thought to open itself to God as the supreme good and ultimate goal of the universe.
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