PHL109: Ancient Philosophy: Aristotle

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.

Life and works -- The classification of the sciences: scientific method -- First philosophy -- Physics -- Practical philosophy -- Index

A masterpiece of compression. Mr. Mure's object--and it is admirably attained throughout--is to relate the problems raised by Aristotle to the eternal issues of philosophy.

Translations by H.E. Wedeck and others.

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

1. Introduction -- 2. Aristotle at work -- 3. The analysis of change : matter and form -- 4. Explanation in natural science -- 5. The philosophy of mind -- 6. Logic -- 7. The philosophy of science -- 8. Philosophical method -- 9. Metaphysics -- 10. Ethics.