Introducing Aristotle
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He established logic as a systematic discipline, conceived the earliest rules of science, developed a rational psychology, a political science and an outline of sociology, and gave us a virtue theory of ethics that is still a model today. His contributions to metaphysics on the roots of being, existence, substance and causality continue to permeate modern philosophy. He supplied the first theory of aesthetics, investigated the workings of dialectics and semiotics that are essential to debates in postmodernism. Aristotle's authority extended beyond his time to influence Islamic society and medieval scholasticism. Such was the power of his legacy that for fifteen hundred years he remained the paradigm of knowledge itself, until scientific empiricism in the 17th century is said to have discredited his methods. Is this true? How scientific is Aristotle? Introducing Aristotle explores this monumental polymath in an accessible guide elegantly illustrated by Judy Groves.
Author: Rupert Woodfin
Format: Paperback, 176 pages, 142mm x 197mm, 260 g
Published: 2001, Icon Books, United Kingdom
Genre: Philosophy
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He established logic as a systematic discipline, conceived the earliest rules of science, developed a rational psychology, a political science and an outline of sociology, and gave us a virtue theory of ethics that is still a model today. His contributions to metaphysics on the roots of being, existence, substance and causality continue to permeate modern philosophy. He supplied the first theory of aesthetics, investigated the workings of dialectics and semiotics that are essential to debates in postmodernism. Aristotle's authority extended beyond his time to influence Islamic society and medieval scholasticism. Such was the power of his legacy that for fifteen hundred years he remained the paradigm of knowledge itself, until scientific empiricism in the 17th century is said to have discredited his methods. Is this true? How scientific is Aristotle? Introducing Aristotle explores this monumental polymath in an accessible guide elegantly illustrated by Judy Groves.
Introducing Aristotle