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The influence of Aristotle, the prince of philosophers, on the intellectual history of the West is second to none. In this book 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.

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Aristotle: A Very Short Introduction

1. THE MAN AND HIS WORK; 2. A PUBLIC FIGURE; 3. ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCHES; 4. COLLECTING FACTS; 5.THE PHILOSOPHICAL BACKGROUND; 6. THE STRUCTURE OF THE SCIENCES; 7. LOGIC; 8. KNOWLEDGE; 9. IEGAL AND ACHIEVEMENT; 10. REALITY; 11.CHANGE; 12 CAUSES; 13. EMPIRICISM; 14. ARISTOTLE'S WORLD-PICTURE; 15. PSYCHOLOGY; 16. EVIDENCE; 17. TELEOLOGY; 18. PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY; 19. THE ARTS; 20. AFTERLIFE; CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE; FURTHER READING; REFERENCES; INDEX