Aristotle: A Very Short Introduction argues that Aristotle’s influence on the intellectual history of the West is second to none. His various doctrines and beliefs were ...
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Aristotle: A Very Short Introduction argues that Aristotle’s influence on the intellectual history of the West is second to none. His various doctrines and beliefs were purveyed as received truths, and his ideas, or their reflections, influenced philosophers and scientists, historians and theologians, poets and playwrights. The structure as well as the content of Aristotle’s thought was influential — even those determined to reject Aristotelian views found themselves doing so in Aristotelian language. This VSI examines Aristotle’s scientific researches, his discoveries in logic and his metaphysical theories, his work in psychology, ethics and politics, and his ideas about art and poetry, placing his teachings in their historical context.
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