The great thinker
Subtitle: Aristotle and the foundations of science
By: Mary Gow.
Series: Great minds of ancient science and math
Publisher: Enslow Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Berkeley Heights, NJ
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780766031210
Subjects: Aristotle -- Juvenile literature; Scientists -- Greece -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Philosophers -- Greece -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Science -- Philosophy -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature; Biography
Description: "A biography of ancient Greek philosopher and scientist Aristotle, whose writings on zoology, logic, the philosophy of nature, metaphysics, ethics, politics, and literary criticism influenced Western thought for hundreds of years"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: "Desire to know"; title: The stagirite; title: Academy and Athens; title: Assos, Lesbos, and Alexander; title: The lyceum; title: Living things; title: Causes and logic; title: Elements and the universe; title: The world after Aristotle.