Complete works of aristotle, volume 1 book depository. The oxford translation of aristotle was originally published in 12 volumes between 1912 and 1954. He covered almost any topic you can imagine and it is worth your time to read what he had to say. The works of aristotle is a collection of the english translations of aristotle. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. An interesting little copy of this controversial medical work. This revised edition contains the substance of the original translation, slightly emended in light of recent. I have read bits and pieces over the years but i decided i needed to do a comprehensive read of all aristotles works.
He was the founder of the lyceum and the peripatetic school of philosophy and aristotelian tradition. Complete works of aristotle, volume 1 princeton university press. Aristotles works had a profound influence on thomas aquinas. The complete works of aristotle, volume 1 includes. Note on the recipes the edition has a great many misprints. The complete works of aristotle by aristotle nook book.
His works on physics, soul, geology, biology and cosmology impressed me. On logic categories on interpretation prior analytics posterior analytics on sophistical refutation topics on nature on divination on dreams on the gait of animals on generation and corruption on the generation of animals on the heavens the history of animals on longevity and shortness of life memory and reminiscence meteorology. Phrase searching you can use double quotes to search for a series of words in a particular order. The masterpiece and other works7and on the endpapers as printed and published by j. Its duties and enjoyments by aristotle and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The digital edition of the works of aristotle gives you the kind of intertextual connections that philosophers and theologians have dreamed of for centuries. Full text of the works of aristotle see other formats. Aristotle 384322 bce was a greek philosopher and student of plato who stunningly changed the course of western philosophy. Complete works of aristotle, volume 1 by aristotle, 9780691016504. Aristotle has 1143 books on goodreads with 347447 ratings. If you cant find a book in print, you may want to consult abebooks or alibris, two. It is easy to cite, has all the indications required for ancient books.
Books by aristotle sorted by popularity project gutenberg. Wildcard searching if you want to search for multiple variations of a word, you can substitute a special symbol called a wildcard for one or more letters. He was a greek philosopher and is often referred to as the first teacher or the very first true scientist. Among his several treatises are the ethics, politics, physics and metaphysics. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading aristotle. All of his books were compiled after his death by his students, and many of those books were composed of notes, which is why aristotle is actually very turgid reading. Along with volume one, this collection of aristotle s complete works is no less than the foundation of western rationality. It is universally recognized as the standard english version of aristotle. Taught by plato, he was the founder of the lyceum, the peripatetic school of philosophy, and the aristotelian tradition. This is just a great book, now i know more about all works of aristotle one of the greatest greek philosophers. Ethics, politics and poetics because it was on the new lifetime reading. Your other choices are either the twovolume complete works of aristotle isbn. Books by aristotle author of the nicomachean ethics. It is a good book in english, and above all to have whole works of aristotle in a volume like this.
Aristotles masterpiece, also known as the works of aristotle, the famous philosopher, is a sex manual and a midwifery book that was popular in england from the early modern period through to the 19th century. The works of the famous philosopher, containing his complete masterpiece, and family physician, his experienced midwife, and remarks on physiognomy. Stay connected for the latest books, ideas, and special offers. Use this page to purchase books by or about aristotle.
In the end, i find the lack of annotation to be a serious flaw of this set, and i give it two stars because i think this set will be of use primarily to people who already have a good grounding in aristotle and have a specific need for a compact edition of his complete works. The complete works is the revised oxford translation of the complete works of aristotle, edited by jonathan barnes, and published by princeton university press in 1984. Full text of the works of aristotle internet archive. The works of aristotle the famous philosopher by william. His works cover a number of topics from politics, philosophy. It bequeathed to the world an emphasis on virtues and vices, happiness as wellbeing or a life well lived, and rationally motivated action as a mean between extremes. To the original work is added, an essay on marriage. The masterpiece and other works by aristotle, the famous. The complete works of aristotle ethics, poetics, the. For example, world war ii with quotes will give more precise results than world war ii without quotes. Buy a cheap copy of the works of aristotle in four parts.
The works of aristotle complete edition with engravings ex. Aristotles moral philosophy is a pillar of western ethical thought. This revised edition contains the substance of the original translation, slightly emended in light of recent scholarship. He has gone down in history as one of the greatest philosophers of all time. The complete works of aristotle is a two volume set that contains great translations of aristotle. Aquinas held aristotle in such high regard that he refers to him simply as the philosopher throughout his work.
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The complete works of aristotle aristotle was a greek philosopher and polymath during the classical period in ancient greece. Cicero, the roman statesman and philosopher, once called his writing style a river of gold. The complete works of aristotle contains the following treatises. I dont have a lot of paper books anymore, but this is a keeper. Vilely printed on cheap woodpulp paper, it is undated, but i would estimate it between 1900 and 1925. The complete works of aristotle the revised oxford. This is a point that will be confirmed when we look at socrates initial defense of the philosopherking paradox.
Its just too bad how the religious people took his works on metaphysics to prove their religion, specially the unmoved mover hypothesis. Part of a bookshelf containing books by ancient philosophers loxia 35mm f2. And the physics metaphysics are vital for anyone interested in the history of religion and. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. For more options, including links to purchase titles in the loeb classical library, return to the main page for buying books.
Along with his teacher plato, he has been called the father of western philosophy. The books are in great shape and the translations are well done. Indispensable purchase for anyone trying to understand the truth of things. Clothbound editions of princeton university press books are printed on acidfree paper, and binding materials are chosen for strength and durability printed in the united states of america. You may access preformulated searches based on the author and his works or select from a list of specific titles. His writings cover many subjects including physics, biology. Aristotle is known as the philosopher for a reason. The corpus aristotelicum is the collection of aristotles works that have survived from antiquity. In most latin and new latin book titles the author is in the genitive case, such as aristotelis opera, the works of aristotle. His works cover a number of topics from politics, philosophy, metaphysics, logic, ethics, biology and more. The complete works of aristotle, greek and english facing pages. This book is the best onevolume selection of aristotles works out there. Containing his complete masterpiece and family physician. Only one thing the transilation sometime is a bit far from the origin meaning of the greek words.
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