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Aristotle : a very short introduction / Jonathan Barnes.

by Barnes, Jonathan, 1942-

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Oxford University Press, 2000.

Very short introductions ; 32.

9780192854087 (pbk.)

0192854089 (pbk.)

160 p. : ill., map ; 18 cm.

"First published 1982 as an Oxford University Press paperback."--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-156) and index.

The man and his work -- A public figure -- Zoological researches -- Collecting facts -- The philosophical background -- The structure of the sciences -- Logic -- Knowledge -- Ideal and achievement -- Reality -- Change -- Causes -- Empiricism -- Aristotle's world-picture -- Psychology -- Evidence and theory -- Teleology -- Practical philosophy -- The arts -- Afterlife -- Chronological table.

"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 research, his discoveries in logic, his metaphysical theories, his work in psychology, ethics, and politics, and his ideas about art and poetry, placing his teachings in their historical context."--Book jacket.

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