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Aristotle : A Very Short Introduction.
Title:
Aristotle : A Very Short Introduction.
Author:
Barnes, Jonathan.
ISBN:
9780191540356
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (132 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Copyright Page -- Very Short Introduction -- Title Page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Maps -- 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 Ideal and Achievement -- 10 Reality -- 11 Change -- 12 Causes -- 13 Empiricism -- 14 Aristotle's World-Picture -- 15 Psychology -- 16 Evidence and Theory -- 17 Teleology -- 18 Practical Philosophy -- 19 The Arts -- 20 Afterlife -- References -- Chronological Table -- Further Reading -- Index.
Abstract:
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.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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