Aristotle
Subtitle: a guide for the perplexed
By: John A. Vella.
Series: Guides for the perplexed
Publisher: Continuum
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 166
ISBN-13: 9780826497079; 9780826497086
Subjects: Aristotle
Description: 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. 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-164) and index.
Table of contents: title: Science (episteme); title: Division of the sciences according to aims and objects; title: Demonstration (apodeixis); title: The axioms of the sciences; title: Being or substance (ousia); title: Being before aristotle; title: Being in the categories; title: The science of being: first philosophy; title: Being in metaphysics zeta; title: Nature (physis); title: Principles of change; title: The four causes or explanations (aitiai); title: Defense of teleology; title: Soul (psyche); title: Soul as substance, form and actuality; title: What the student of soul investigates; title: Perception; title: Thought; title: Success (eudaimonia); title: The practical science of ethics; title: The chief and final good for human beings; title: Virtues of character; title: Virtues of intellect.