TY - JOUR AU - Terletsky, Vitali PY - 2017/12/16 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Recent Discussions on the Name of Aristotles Work Known to Us as “Metaphysics” JF - Sententiae JA - Sent VL - 36 IS - 2 SE - ARTICLES DO - 10.22240/sent36.02.050 UR - https://sententiae.vntu.edu.ua/index.php/sententiae/article/view/336 SP - 50-65 AB - This paper demonstrates that the widespread interpretation of the term metaphysics as a mere accidental or predetermined by editorial activity of Andronicus of Rhodes has been questioned more than half a century ago by Hans Reiner. A detailed reconstruction of the researcher’s hypothesis shows how today one can pursue an innovative investigation in the field of ancient philosophy, where everything seems to be researched. In the review of various judgments by German, English and French scholars of Reiner’s hypothesis is shown to what extent and in what precisely the points of his research results are perceived or rejected by modern scientific community. In the contemporary Aristotle-studies come to light the tendency, even without mention Reiner’s name, (1) to consider the title of «metaphysics» as thematic sustained by works of Aristotle himself, (2) to earlier date the composition of a work with the name than is more commonly attributed to Andronicus (first century BC). However, the most controversial question remains whether the author of the term metaphysics can be considered to be Eudemus of Rhodes, and whether he was somehow participated on the publication of Aristotle’s <em>Metaphysics</em>. ER -