Aristotle a guide for the perplexed John A. Vella.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vella, John A., author.

Series:

Guides for the perplexed.

Guides for the perplexed

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aristotle.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London New York Continuum 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Science (episteme)

Division of the sciences according to aims and objects

Demonstration (apodeixis)

The axioms of the sciences

Being or substance (ousia)

Being before aristotle

Being in the categories

The science of being: first philosophy

Being in metaphysics zeta

Nature (physis)

Principles of change

The four causes or explanations (aitiai)

Defense of teleology

Soul (psyche)

Soul as substance, form and actuality

What the student of soul investigates

Perception

Thought

Success (eudaimonia)

The practical science of ethics

The chief and final good for human beings

Virtues of character

Virtues of intellect

Chronology

Introduction

Chapter 1: Science (episteme)

Chapter 2: Being or Substance (ousia)

Chapter 3: Nature (phusis)

Chapter 4: Soul (psuche)

Chapter 5: Success (eudaimonia)

Conclusion

Bibliography

Notes

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-164) and index

ISBN:

9786613122698

9781472598356

1472598350

9781283122696

1283122693

9781441143785

1441143785

OCLC:

727649604