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The work examines core questions about the origins and meaning of “abstraction,” treating abstraction as a form of selective attention. It further develops the framework of abstract relata by analyzing relations and relata, clarifying how abstract entities are constituted. The preface situates the project within academic collaborations, seminars, and earlier related publications, leading into a structured argument organized by logic and conceptual analysis.","The New Synthese Historical Library  \nAllan Bäck  \nAristotle's Theory of Abstraction  \nAristotle’s Theory of Abstraction  \nThe New Synthese Historical Library Texts and Studies in the History of Philosophy  \nVOLUME 73  \nManaging Editor:  \nSIMO KNUUTTILA, University of Helsinki  \nAssociate Editors:  \nDANIEL ELLIOT GARBER, Princeton University RICHARD SORABJI, University of London  \nEditorial Consultants:  \nJAN A. AERTSEN, Thomas-Institut, Universität zu Köln ROGER ARIEW, University of South Florida  \nE. JENNIFER ASHWORTH, University of Waterloo MICHAEL AYERS, Wadham College, Oxford GAIL FINE, Cornell University  \nR. J. HANKINSON, University of Texas  \nJAAKKO HINTIKKA, Boston University PAUL HOFFMAN, University of California, Riverside DAVID KONSTAN, Brown University RICHARD H. KRAUT, Northwestern University, Evanston ALAIN DE LIBERA, Université de Genève DAVID FATE NORTON, McGill University LUCA OBERTELLO, Università degli Studi di Genova ELEONORE STUMP, St. Louis University ALLEN WOOD, Stanford University  \nFor further volumes: [http://www.springer.com/series/6608](http://www.springer.com/series/6608)  \nAllan Bäck  \nAristotle’s Theory of Abstraction  \nAllan Bäck  \nDepartment of Philosophy Kutztown University Kutztown, PA, USA  \nISSN 1879-8578  \nISBN 978-3-319-04758-4  \nISSN 2352-2585 (electronic) ISBN 978-3-319-04759-1 (eBook)  \nDOI 10. 1007/978-3-319-04759-1  \nSpringer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014941626  \n© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014  \nThis work is subject to copyright. 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Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law.  \nThe use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use.  \nWhile the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein.  \nPrinted on acid-free paper  \nSpringer is part of Springer Science+Business Media ([www.springer.com](www.springer.com))  \nPreface  \n[(Ps.) Alexander, in Metaph. 734,17] .  \nThis has been a long project. Parts of it were written when I had a HumboldtForschungspreis at Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, and others when I was atthe Institute for Advanced Study at the University of Edinburgh. I thank Klaus Jacobi and Dory Scaltsas respectively for their hospitality, encouragement and comments. 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