Looks at the use of language in persuasive argument, identifying the practical and aesthetic elements of an effective presentation.
Jacob Aristotle Book order (chronological)
Aristotle stands as one of history's most profound philosophical minds, whose extensive writings have shaped intellectual discourse for millennia. His work traversed an astonishing breadth of subjects, from the abstract realms of logic and metaphysics to the practicalities of ethics, politics, and aesthetics. A keen observer and meticulous researcher, his empirical approach, particularly in biology, laid foundational groundwork for scientific inquiry. Aristotle's thought, though complex and subject to ongoing interpretation, continues to stimulate debate and scholarly interest, attesting to its enduring significance.
An extended and revised edition of one of the best-selling Cambridge Texts.
Aristotle XI. History of Animals. Books VII-X
Edited and Translated by D.M. Balme
Nearly all the works Aristotle (384 322 BCE) prepared for publication are lost; the priceless ones extant are lecture-materials, notes, and memoranda (some are spurious). They can be categorized as practical; logical; physical; metaphysical; on art; other; fragments.
Nicomachean Ethics
- 258 pages
- 10 hours of reading
Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, based on lectures that he gave in Athens in the fourth century BCE, is one of the most significant works in moral philosophy, and has profoundly influenced the whole course of subsequent philosophical endeavor. Topics covered include the role of luck in human wellbeing, responsibility, courage, justice, friendship and pleasure. This accessible new translation follows the Greek text closely and also provides a non-Greek reader with something of the flavor of the original. The volume also includes a historical and philosophical introduction and notes on further reading.
Presents the author's mature rejection of both the Platonic theory that what we perceive is just a pale reflection of reality and the hard-headed view that all processes are the material. In this book, the author argued instead that the reality or substance of things lies in their concrete forms.