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Aristotle Aristotle
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The Works of Aristotle is a comprehensive collection of the ancient Greek philosopher's writings on philosophy, ethics, politics, and natural science. Aristotle's works have had a profound impact on Western…
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Aristotle's Constitution of Athens is a seminal work on political theory, and this revised text is an essential resource for scholars and students alike. With an introduction and critical and…
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One of the foundational works of Western moral philosophy, Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics remains a touchstone of ethical thought today. This new translation by D.P. Chase captures the clarity and precision…
Ancient accounts of Aristotle credit him with 170 Constitutions of various states; it is widely assumed that these were research for the Politics, and that many of them were written…
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR’d book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have…
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Aristotle
The ancient Greek thinker refutes skepticism, demonstrates God’s existence, compares metaphysics to the other sciences, elucidates the nature of the infinite, and explores other major philosophical issues.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either…
Christopher Shields
In this excellent introduction, Christopher Shields introduces and assesses the whole of Aristotle’s philosophy, showing how his powerful conception of human nature shaped much of his thinking on the nature…
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Claudia Zatta
With a novel approach to Aristotle's zoology, this study looks at animals as creatures of nature (physis) and reveals a scientific discourse that, in response to his predecessors, exiles logos…
Douglas Vigliotti
In many ways, we've been telling the same stories, over and over, for the last 2300 years. This book will show you why, and how you can do it too.
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English translation of books 1 though 8 of Aristotle’s Physics. Includes an alternative text of book 7, in the appendix.
This volume presents thirteen newly-commissioned essays that deepen our understanding of Aristotle's key concepts, including living, form, reason, and capacity. It will prove invaluable for researchers in ancient philosophy and…
Elisa Coda
This is the first book length examining closely Themistius' philosophical thought and his understanding of Aristotelian philosophy. Themistius, well known as an eloquent orator and political personality of Constantinople during…
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Aristotle, William Ellis
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The go-to reference for riders and trainers aiming to improve equine conditioning in ways that are strategic, engaging, and fair to the horse.
A timeless exploration of virtue, morality and the pursuit of a flourishing life, The Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle remains a cornerstone in philosophical
thought. Delving into the essence of human…
Aristotle, Philip Freeman
An inviting and highly readable new translation of Aristotle’s complete Poetics — the first and best introduction to the art of writing and understanding stories
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Aristotle, Armand D'Angour
What we can learn about fostering innovation and creative thinking from some of the most inventive people of all times — the ancient Greeks
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Attempts to offer a systematic treatment of ethics and the principles upon which it rests and seeks to give substance and meaning to human action, and to the manner in…
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Joe Sach’s edition of Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics is a lucid and useful translation of one of Aristotle’s major works for the student of undergraduate philosophy, as well as for the…
J D Ponce
This exciting essay focuses on the explanation and analysis of Aristotle's The Nicomachean Ethics, one the most influential works in history and whose understanding, due to its complexity and depth…
Aristotle's Parva naturalia is a set of small treatises on sense perception, memory, recollection, sleep, dreams, prophecy by dreams, motion of living beings, length and shortness of life, and maintenance…
Patrice D. Rankine
Modern parallels to Martin Luther King Jr.'s civil disobedience can be found in black theater, where the black body challenges the normative assumptions of classical texts and modes of creation…
John Boersma
Makes the case that the different stances Aristotle and Socrates take toward politics can be traced to their divergent accounts of friendship.
This volume examines the influence of medical knowledge on Aristotle's work, in particular, it explores the connections with the Hippocratic writings. By presenting a series of case studies, it offers…
Exploring Aristotle's concept of logos, this volume advances our understanding of it as a singular feature of human nature by arguing that it is the organizing principle of human life…
Jonathan Lear (University of Chicago)
Professor Lear introduces 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. This 1988…
Dhananjay Jagannathan
Arguing that Aristotle shows us that ethical knowledge can be highly systematic without being detached from practice, Jagannathan's book sheds new light on an influential text and on our understanding…
Giles Pearson
Providing the first systematic interpretation of what Aristotle thinks emotions are and pointing to some philosophical merits of his account, this book addresses, among other things, his view on how…
Tyler Huismann
This major new study of Aristotle's natural philosophy connects it to modern theories of causation and provides fresh interpretations of classic issues. Structured around close readings of the Physics and…
The Nicomachean Ethics is one of Aristotle’s most widely read and influential works. Drawing on their intimate knowledge of Aristotle’s thought, the authors have produced an English-language translation of the…
For 2,000 years this foundational scientific treatise by the ancient philosopher and scientist was the primary source for explanations of falling rocks, rising flames, circulation of air, other physical phenomena.
Pavlos Kontos
This book offers a new account of Aristotle's practical philosophy. Kontos argues that Aristotle does not restrict practical reason to its action-guiding and motivational role; rather, practical reason remains practical…
Richard D. McKirahan
An astounding project of analysis on more than one hundred translations of ancient philosophical texts, this index of words found in the Ancient Commentators on Aristotle series comprises some 114,000…
Themistius
Themistius' paraphrase of Aristotle's De anima is his most influential work. Together with Alexander of Aphrodisias' own Paraphrase, it represents the first extant commentary on that important work of Aristotle…
Ronald Fortin
Aristotle: Form and Matter Edification offers an in-depth exploration of Aristotle's central metaphysical concepts. This scholarly work meticulously reconstructs Aristotle's theories, presenting them through the rigorous lens of analytic geometry…
