| Description | | - The best introduction to Aristotle aimed at non-specialists
- Jonathan Barnes is one of the best known scholars working in ancient philosophy
- Takes account of Aristotle's later influence as well as his importance as a classical philosopher and scientist
- Covers Aristotle's work in biology, logic, epistemology, psychology, metaphysics, ethics, and aesthetics
- First published as part of the Past Masters series, now thoroughly revised and updated, and illustrated throughout
- Life sales in Past Masters: 34,000 copies
- Now reissued as a Very Short Introduction, along with other new philosophy titles in the series
| | 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. |
| Contents |
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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| Authors, editors,
and contributors |
Jonathan Barnes, Professor of Ancient Philosophy, University of Geneva
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