The aporia of ἢ ἐϰ παντὸς in Posterior Analytics II.19

Abstract

This article sketches, and works to motivate, a controversial approach to Posterior Analytics II.19. But its primary goal is to recommend a novel solution to one * Parts of this article has been presented to audiences at the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Humboldt-Univerität zu Berlin, and the UCLA "Aristotle Bash". The text that follows has benefitted greatly these discussions, as well as written comments from Lucas Angioni, Fernanda Izidorio, Whitney Schwab, and Breno Zuppolini.