Aristotle: A Very Short Introduction
Author(s): Jonathan Barnes
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.
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1. THE MAN AND HIS WORK; 2. A PUBLIC FIGURE; 3. ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCHES; 4. COLLECTING FACTS; 5.THE PHILOSOPHICAL BACKGROUND; 6. THE STRUCTURE OF THE SCIENCES; 7. LOGIC; 8. KNOWLEDGE; 9. IEGAL AND ACHIEVEMENT; 10. REALITY; 11.CHANGE; 12 CAUSES; 13. EMPIRICISM; 14. ARISTOTLE'S WORLD-PICTURE; 15. PSYCHOLOGY; 16. EVIDENCE; 17. TELEOLOGY; 18. PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY; 19. THE ARTS; 20. AFTERLIFE; CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE; FURTHER READING; REFERENCES; INDEX
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- : Oxford University Press
- : Oxford University Press
- : 0.156
- : 01 October 2000
- : 174mm X 111mm X 11mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Jonathan Barnes
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 185
- : 160
- : black and white halftones and line drawings