Metaphysics is the study of existence at the highest level of generality. It is traditionally characterised as the study of "being qua being" - of being in general rather than specifically of this or that sort. Accordingly, the salient task of the field is to achieve a clearer understanding of the concepts and principles of being, existence, and reality. As such, metaphysics has been an established sector of philosophy since the time of Aristotle's initial systematisation of the subject in...

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Enter the world of one of history's most influential philosophers and explore the foundations of Western thought. The Complete Works of Aristotle brings together the major philosophical and intellectual writings attributed to Aristotle, whose ideas have shaped philosophy, science, politics, ethics, logic, and literary theory for more than two thousand years. Across his works, Aristotle examines fundamental questions about knowledge, reality, morality, human nature, government, language, ar...

From a preeminent scholar and translator, the definitive translation of Aristotle’s essential work.“Waterfield has produced a reliable, fresh, and wonderfully readable translation of the Ethics that makes Aristotle’s often elliptical style accessible to those approaching him for the first time.”―Brad Inwood, Yale UniversityThe Nicomachean Ethics is widely considered Aristotle’s most signif...

Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle is one of the most influential works of moral philosophy ever written. In this classic text, Aristotle explores what it means to live a good and meaningful life. He examines happiness, virtue, friendship, justice, courage, self-control, and the role of reason in human conduct. Rather than treating ethics as abstract theory, Aristotle presents it as a practical guide to forming character and making wise choices. Thoughtful, profound, and enduringly relevant, ...

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Explore the enduring wisdom of one of history's greatest philosophers in this comprehensive collection of Aristotle's influential writings. Discover "The Complete Works of Aristotle," a remarkable anthology of the writings that have shaped philosophy, science, ethics, politics, logic, and Western thought for more than two thousand years. This timeless collection offers readers an opportunity to engage with the ideas of one of the most influential thinkers in human history. Spanning a wide ...

CONTENTS: - Part 1: Logic (Organon) Categories, translated by E. M. Edghill On Interpretation, translated by E. M. Edghill Prior Analytics (2 Books), translated by A. J. Jenkinson Posterior Analytics (2 Books), translated by G. R. G. Mure Topics (8 Books), translated by W. A. Pickard-Cambridge Sophistical Refutations, translated by W. A. Pickard-Cambridge - Part 2: Universal Physics Physics (8 Books), translated by R. P. Hardie and R. K. Gaye On the Heavens (4 Books), translated by J. L. S...

Aristotle (384–322 BCE) was a Greek philosopher and student of Plato who stunningly changed the course of Western philosophy. He has gone down in history as one of the greatest philosophers of all time. Cicero, the Roman statesman and philosopher, once called his writing style "a river of gold;" and his scope of thought and subsequent influence on the study of science, logic, philosophical discourse, and theology has led many to dub him "The Philosopher." Contents: Part 1: Logic (Organon) ...

This comprehensive eBook presents significant works of this famous and brilliant writer in one ebook - estimated 4900 pages easy-to-read and easy-to-navigate: • Poetics. • The Ethics of Aristotle • Politics: A Treatise on Government • Poetics. • A. E. Taylor • Categoriae. • The Works of the Famous Philosopher • The Athenian Constitution

One of the most powerful, perceptive and influential works of criticism in Western literary historyIn his near-contemporary account of classical Greek tragedy, Aristotle examines the dramatic elements of plot, character, language and spectacle that combine to produce pity and fear in the audience, and asks why we derive pleasure from this apparently painful process. Taking examples from the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, the Poetics introduced into literary c...

The Nicomachean Ethics is the name normally given to Aristotle's best-known work on ethics. The work, which plays a pre-eminent role in defining Aristotelian ethics, consists of ten books, originally separate scrolls, and is understood to be based on notes from his lectures at the Lyceum. The title is often assumed to refer to his son, Nicomachus to whom the work was dedicated or who may have edited it (although his young age make this less likely). Alternatively, the work may have been de...