[PDF] Introduction To Aristotle eBook

Author : Aristotle
Publisher :
Page : 667 pages
File Size : 28,65 MB
Release : 1947
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780394309736

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This Introduction to Aristotle is a presentation in which Aristotle is permitted to speak for himself in the context of a sketched scheme of the relation of what he says in one treatise to what he says elsewhere. The seven introductions which precede these seven works place them in their contexts by describing their relations to other works or parts of works, their place in the scheme of the Aristotelian sciences, and the fashion in which the subjects treated in the sciences they expound may be considered in the approaches proper to other sciences in the system. - Preface.

Author : Jonathan Barnes
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 30,18 MB
Release : 2000-10-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0191606553

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The influence of Aristotle, the prince of philosophers, on the intellectual history of the West is second to none. In this book Jonathan Barnes examines Aristotle's scientific researches, his discoveries in logic and his metaphysical theories, his work in psychology and in ethics and politics, and his ideas about art and poetry, placing his teachings in their historical context. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Author : Mortimer J. Adler
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 34,91 MB
Release : 1997-06-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1439104913

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Adler instructs the world in the "uncommon common sense" of Aristotelian logic, presenting Aristotle's understandings in a current, delightfully lucid way. Aristotle (384 - 322 B.C.) taught logic to Alexander the Great and, by virtue of his philosophical works, to every philosopher since, from Marcus Aurelius, to Thomas Aquinas, to Mortimer J. Adler. Now Adler instructs the world in the "uncommon common sense" of Aristotelian logic, presenting Aristotle's understandings in a current, delightfully lucid way. He brings Aristotle's work to an everyday level. By encouraging readers to think philosophically, Adler offers us a unique path to personal insights and understanding of intangibles, such as the difference between wants and needs, the proper way to pursue happiness, and the right plan for a good life.

Author : Jonathan Lear
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 42,24 MB
Release : 1988-02-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780521347624

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This is a 1988 philosophical introduction to Aristotle, and Professor Lear starts where Aristotle himself starts. The first sentence of the Metaphysics states that all human beings by their nature desire to know. But what is it for us to be animated by this desire in this world? What is it for a creature to have a nature; what is our human nature; what must the world be like to be intelligible; and what must we be like to understand it systematically? Through a consideration of these questions Professor Lear introduces us to the essence of Aristotle's philosophy and guides us through the central Aristotelian texts - selected from the Physics, Metaphysics, Ethics, Politics and from the biological and logical works. The book is written in a direct, lucid style which engages the reader with the themes in an active, participatory manner.

Author : Aristotle
Publisher : Modern Library
Page : 1438 pages
File Size : 15,86 MB
Release : 2009-08-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0307417522

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Edited by Richard McKeon, with an introduction by C.D.C. Reeve Preserved by Arabic mathematicians and canonized by Christian scholars, Aristotle’s works have shaped Western thought, science, and religion for nearly two thousand years. Richard McKeon’s The Basic Works of Aristotle—constituted out of the definitive Oxford translation and in print as a Random House hardcover for sixty years—has long been considered the best available one-volume Aristotle. Appearing in ebook at long last, this edition includes selections from the Organon, On the Heavens, The Short Physical Treatises, Rhetoric, among others, and On the Soul, On Generation and Corruption, Physics, Metaphysics, Nicomachean Ethics, Politics, and Poetics in their entirety.

Author : Jonathan Barnes
Publisher : Edicoes Loyola
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 49,33 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9788515022144

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Aristotle's scientific research, logic and metaphysical theories, psychology and ethics and politics, all in their historical contexts.

Author : Aristotle
Publisher :
Page : 820 pages
File Size : 43,79 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Education
ISBN :

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A collection of writings by Greek philosopher Aristotle, thought to be lecture notes for classes he taught at the Lyceum, including the complete texts of the "Posterior Analytics," "De Anima," "Nichomachean Ethics," and "Poetics"; as well as selections from "Physics," "On the Parts of Animals," "Metaphysics," "Politics," and "Rhetoric."

Author : Paul Strathern
Publisher : Ivan R. Dee
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 39,67 MB
Release : 1996-09-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1461709741

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“Each of these little books is witty and dramatic and creates a sense of time, place, and character....I cannot think of a better way to introduce oneself and one’s friends to Western civilization.”—Katherine A. Powers, Boston Globe. “Well-written, clear and informed, they have a breezy wit about them....I find them hard to stop reading.”—Richard Bernstein, New York Times. “Witty, illuminating, and blessedly concise.”—Jim Holt, Wall Street Journal. These brief and enlightening explorations of our greatest thinkers bring their ideas to life in entertaining and accessible fashion. Philosophical thought is deciphered and made comprehensive and interesting to almost everyone. Far from being a novelty, each book is a highly refined appraisal of the philosopher and his work, authoritative and clearly presented.

Author : Jonathan Barnes
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 19,4 MB
Release : 1995-01-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780521422949

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The most accessible and comprehensive guide to Aristotle currently available.

Author : Robert Eaglestone
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 39,46 MB
Release : 2021-11-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1000475956

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Truth and Wonder is an accessible introduction to Plato and Aristotle, showing their crucial influence for literary and cultural studies, modern languages and related disciplines. It focusses on both what Plato and Aristotle say about literature and how they say it, and so demonstrates the ways their philosophies still shape our reading, thinking and living. In the clear and engaging style for which he has become known, Robert Eaglestone uses Plato and Aristotle’s literary qualities to explain their thought. He presents Plato’s ideas through the metaphors, stories and style of his dialogues, and Aristotle’s ideas through the significance of narrative. Truth and Wonder draws on a wide range of thinkers including Hannah Arendt, Martin Heidegger, Jacques Derrida and Martha Nussbaum, and a number of canonical writers including Phillip Sidney, Percy Shelley, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o and Iris Murdoch with examples that will be familiar to students. The ideas of Plato and Aristotle underlie much of Western culture, continue to inspire contemporary literary and philosophical work and shape the case for the central importance of the humanities today. Truth and Wonder is essential reading for students and researchers in the study of literature, theory and criticism as well as for those wishing to understand the foundations of the field. It will also be of interest to those studying philosophy, classics and political theory. Its accessible style and approach also mean it’s a perfect starting point for any literary-minded person who wants to know more about these two foundational thinkers.