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September 11th 2001
by Modern Library
(first published 1941)
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Paperback, 1520 pages
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0375757996
(isbn13: 9780375757990)
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Preserved by Arabic mathematicians and canonized by Christian scholars, Aristotle's works have shaped Western thought, science and religion for nearly…more
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Read in December, 2008
I only read Ethics and Politics from this book. If you want to understand Western thought, read him, Plato and Socrates. Aristotle is the least exciting to read out of the three (some would uncharitably call him 'boring'), but where Socrates set the stage, Plato started the ball rolling, Aristotle hammered out details like only a scientist can, and with as much charm as a white paper. I don't give this a 5 stars because it had me on the edge of my seat, entertained until the last word, but rathe...more
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Read in March, 2009
recommends it for:
serious philosophy students
Reading this has made it clear that Aristotle is the father of Western Civilization. He gave us the science of logic and the seeds of the correct epistemology in his conceptualist views. It took some revision first by Abelard and finally by Ayn Rand to develop these seeds.
His vision was so clear of a world that is knowable, though not necessarily directly by the mind and the senses, but in principle, by the creation of tools for observation at both closer and farther distances.
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His vision was so clear of a world that is knowable, though not necessarily directly by the mind and the senses, but in principle, by the creation of tools for observation at both closer and farther distances.
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I call Aristotle "belligerently" precise, and though not an easy read, he's extremely straightforward. Not a wasted word or sentence, and each sentence depends on reading the prior. Great way to think about things.
I call Aristotle "belligerently" precise, and though not an easy read, he's extremely straightforward. Not a wasted word or sentence, and each sentence depends on reading the prior. Great way to think about things.
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Dec 14, 2009
Erik
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Recommended by James Schall in Another Sort of Learning, Bibliography.
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ugh. reading aristotle is like wading through mud. this book i recommend only to the die-hard philosopher, especially someone who's into aristotle. there is no (or, virtually no) commentary, so a background in aristotle and greek political systems is a bonus. i read "politics" books one and two, "poetics," and parts of nicomachean ethics. all from this edition. generally, i prefer modern library editions. for this i'd say "pass."
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Read in November, 2009
Read sections. At least "Ethics" made sense.
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Sep 07, 2008
Tim
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It’s slow going through dense stuff, but Jonathan Lear (Aristotle: The Desire to Understand) is a good guide. The Oxford translation's been updated since this 1930s version, but unfortunately there's no fat, cheap one volume edition of it. But Lear's a good guide there too, critiquing both translations and explaining key terms and concepts.
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Read in February, 2008
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This interested in history of philosophy
Compared to Schopenhauer, whom I was reading concurrently with much of this, Aristotle is a bore. More a scientist than a philosopher.
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