| Description |
viii, 194 pages ; 23 cm. |
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Monuments of Western thought ; 1 |
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Monuments of Western thought ; 1.
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| Contents |
1. The historical context -- 2. An introduction to the life and the work of Plato and Aristotle; An introduction to Plato; An introduction to Aristotle -- 3. Selections from Plato's work ; Meno; Apology; Phaedo; Republic; Phaedrus; Statesman; Timaeus; a study guide to Plato's thought -- 4. Selections from Aristotle's work; The Principle of form, substance, and action -- The logical definition of substance; The individual as a composite of form and matter; A theory of change -- Distinction between qualified and unqualified, implying notion of form as "This" -- Consideration of substance and form; Form identified with the capacity for action -- On Man -- The nature of human happiness; The nature of politics; The nature of tragedy -- A study guide to Aristotle's thought -- 5. Modern commentary on Plato ; Alexandre Koyre; W.K.C. Guthrie ; W.K.C. Guthrie; Paul Friedlander : G.M.A. Grube; Julius Stenzel ; Thomas Gould; A study guide; -- 6. Modern commentary on Aristotle -- T. Chase; G.R.G Mure; Joseph Owens; S.H. Butcher; George Santayana; A study guide. |
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Plato.
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Aristotle.
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| Added Author |
Klein, Peter L., compilor.
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Plato.
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Aristotle.
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