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Aristotle : a very short introduction

Author: Jonathan Barnes
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Series: Very short introductions, 32.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"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."--Publisher description.
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Named Person: Aristotle.; Aristotle; Aristote.
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Jonathan Barnes
ISBN: 0192854089 9780192854087
OCLC Number: 44184401
Description: 160 p. : ill., map ; 18 cm.
Contents: The man and his work --
A public figure --
Zoological researches --
Collecting facts --
The philosophical background --
The structure of the sciences --
Logic --
Knowledge --
Ideal and achievement --
Reality --
Change --
Causes --
Empiricism --
Aristotle's world-picture --
Psychology --
Evidence and theory --
Teleology --
Practical philosophy --
The arts --
Afterlife --
Chronological table.
Series Title: Very short introductions, 32.
Responsibility: Jonathan Barnes.
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Abstract:

"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."--Publisher description.

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