Aristotle on Logic and Nature

The impact of Aristotle cannot be overestimated, covering not only the

first philosophy , which later was to become metaphysics , but several

different areas, ranging from ethics and politics to rhetoric and

poetry. A special status belongs to the fundamentals of thinking,

treated in the logical writings. Another core of Aristotelian philosophy

concerns the philosophy of nature - issues of life and soul, natural

kinds, animal movement, nature in all its aspects, including the

translunar sphere of heavenly bodies. The psychology of De anima

is part of this philosophy of nature, but at the same time includes a

noetic sphere, indicating another dimension of human life, which enables

true knowledge and truly virtuous actions. These aspects of Aristotelian

philosophy are often studied separately. While there are several

important works on Aristotelian logic, ethics and psychology, the aim of

the current volume is to offer perspectives on the interrelatedness of

these domains.