| Description |
1 online resource (x, 166 pages) : illustrations. |
| Series |
Guides for the perplexed |
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Guides for the perplexed.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-164) and index. |
| Contents |
Science (episteme) -- Division of the sciences according to aims and objects -- Demonstration (apodeixis) -- The axioms of the sciences -- Being or substance (ousia) -- Being before aristotle -- Being in the categories -- The science of being: first philosophy -- Being in metaphysics zeta -- Nature (physis) -- Principles of change -- The four causes or explanations (aitiai) -- Defense of teleology -- Soul (psyche) -- Soul as substance, form and actuality -- What the student of soul investigates -- Perception -- Thought -- Success (eudaimonia) -- The practical science of ethics -- The chief and final good for human beings -- Virtues of character -- Virtues of intellect. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
For more than a millennium, Aristotle was regarded as the foremost authority in the western world in nearly every subject. His corpus spans a daunting array of subjects and he made significant contributions to every known field of inquiry in the ancient world. Every student of philosophy will encounter his work and ideas in any number of areas of philosophy. In Aristotle: A Guide for the Perplexed, John Vella explores the historical, philosophical and political context in which Aristotle's theories evolved. The book offers a clear and thorough account of the work and thought of this key thinker, providing an outline of his central ideas and the ways in which they have influenced the history of western philosophy. Thematically structured, the book considers all Aristotle's key works and is geared towards the specific requirements of students who need to reach a sound understanding of his theories and ideas. The book serves as an ideal companion to study of this most influential and challenging of thinkers. |
| Subject |
Aristotle.
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Aristotle. (OCoLC)fst00029885
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Aristotle.
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PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- Ancient & Classical.
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| Genre/Form |
Einführung.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Vella, John A. Aristotle. London ; New York : Continuum, 2008 0826497071 (DLC) 2007031039 (OCoLC)162118883 |
| ISBN |
9781441143785 (electronic bk.) |
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1441143785 (electronic bk.) |
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