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In the conviction that Aristotle鈥檚 philosophy is best understood with an interdisciplinary approach, the project examines the intersections between Aristotle鈥檚 metaphysics and his natural philosophy.

The project takes as its point of departure Dr Papandreou鈥檚 book Aristotle鈥檚 Ontology of Artefacts, a study which shows that a full reconstruction of Aristotle鈥檚 account of everyday objects can only be achieved by resorting to the intersections between his metaphysics, his physics, and his biological works. Thus, Aristotle Interdisciplinary digs deeper into natural philosophical themes, such as animal artefacts and the concept of failure in art and in nature, two topics that can only be assessed by implementing them with metaphysical notions. As an integral part of this approach and in line with Aristotle鈥檚 own methodology, the project investigates the extent to which Aristotelian and pre-Aristotelian natural philosophy, including biology, prompted and influenced Aristotle鈥檚 metaphysical notions of unity and being. Aristotle Interdisciplinary explores the fortune of his Metaphysics and the role played by its conceptual arsenal in the shaping of the philosophy of later thinkers. Particular focus is devoted to the commentaries on the Metaphysics written by the Neoplatonist Asclepius of Tralles and the Byzantine philosopher Michael of Ephesus.

Maril霉 Papandreou is Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Bergen and at the Humboldt-Universit盲t zu Berlin. She obtained her PhD at the Munich School of Ancient Philosophy (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit盲t M眉nchen) where she also worked as Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin. Papandreou has published articles chiefly on Aristotle鈥檚 natural philosophy, ethics, and metaphysics as well as on Aristotle鈥檚 reception and commentary tradition. Her forthcoming book Aristotle鈥檚 Ontology of Artefacts (Cambridge University Press) reconstructs Aristotle鈥檚 account of artefacts and its Platonic heritage.