The Cambridge companion to Aristotle / edited by Jonathan Barnes.

Contributor(s): Barnes, Jonathan, 1942-

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995Description: xxv, 404 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 0521411335 (hardback); 0521422949 (pbk.)Other title: Companion to Aristotle | AristotleSubject(s): AristotleDDC classification: 185 LOC classification: B485 | .C35 1995Online resources: Publisher description | Table of contents

Contents:

Life and work / Jonathan Barnes -- Logic / Robin Smith -- Metaphysics / Jonathan Barnes -- Philosophy of science / R.J. Hankinson -- Science / R.J. Hankinson -- Psychology / Stephen Everson -- Ethics / D.S. Hutchinson -- Politics / C.C.W. Taylor -- Rhetoric and poetics / Jonathan Barnes.

Summary: Aristotle is one of the very greatest thinkers in the Western tradition, but also one of the most difficult. The contributors to this volume do not attempt to disguise the nature of that difficulty, but at the same time they offer a clear exposition of the central philosophical concerns in his work. Approaches and methods vary and the volume editor has not imposed any single interpretation, but has rather allowed legitimate differences of interpretation to stand. An introductory chapter provides an account of Aristotle's life, and then guides the reader through the complex subject of what Aristotle actually wrote as a basis for characterising his philosophical development. Subsequent chapters cover Aristotle's writings on logic, metaphysics, science, psychology, ethics, politics, rhetoric, and poetics. It is a basic assumption of the Companion that its readers will not know Greek.

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Item type	Current library	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books / Monographs	Dominican University College Library / Collège Universitaire Dominicain Hours of operation: Monday - Thursday 8am - 8:30 pm; Friday 8am - 4pm \| Les heures d'ouverture : Lundi à jeudi de 8 h à 20 h 30; vendredi 8h - 16h Standard shelving location / Rayonnage standard	B 481 .C35 1995 (Browse shelf (Opens below))	Available		30000000455281

Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-384) and indexes.

Aristotle is one of the very greatest thinkers in the Western tradition, but also one of the most difficult. The contributors to this volume do not attempt to disguise the nature of that difficulty, but at the same time they offer a clear exposition of the central philosophical concerns in his work. Approaches and methods vary and the volume editor has not imposed any single interpretation, but has rather allowed legitimate differences of interpretation to stand. An introductory chapter provides an account of Aristotle's life, and then guides the reader through the complex subject of what Aristotle actually wrote as a basis for characterising his philosophical development. Subsequent chapters cover Aristotle's writings on logic, metaphysics, science, psychology, ethics, politics, rhetoric, and poetics. It is a basic assumption of the Companion that its readers will not know Greek.

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