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  <default_description>Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) taught logic to Alexander the Great and, by virtue of his philosophical works, to every philosopher since. Here, the 20th century's Mortimer J. Adler instructs the world in Aristotelian logic. By encouraging readers to think philosophically, Adler offers us a unique path to personal insights and understanding of intangibles, such as the difference between wants and needs.</default_description>
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    <body><![CDATA[Mortimer J. Adler is a renowned philospher, but this slim paperback avoid the jargon and linguistic complexities that make modern philosophy too often turgid and self-involved. Instead, Adler just summarizes Aristotle's thought, and though at times it seems a little too simplistic, at book's end, th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60931318">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Spanning metaphysics, logic, ethics, and epistemology, Adler gives an excellent brief introduction to the philosophy of Aristotle.  The epilogue contains references to the sections of Aristotelian writings from which the specific parts in the book were drawn, which is quite helpful for someone alrea...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77238814">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[After this book I remembered why I did not want to major in Philosophy.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a great introduction to one of the philosophers which western culture and thinking is based upon. It explains many of his key ideas clearly in way accesable to the average person without dumbing so much as to make it meaningless. Aristotle's ideas helped shape not only western philosophy, bu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45245058">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a great introduction to Aristotle's ideas for high school kids (or younger). Adler had a complete conversion of writing style during the 1980s and after which allowed him to communicate to a much broader audience. This book was one of his first after this shift and is spot on. Adler was subs...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17885280">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[An excellent place to start or supplement reading Aristotle.  Adler has an incredible mind for simplifying what is in no way simple without distilling the meaning.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this book.  Mr. Adler does a remarkable job simplifying some very difficult concepts.  In his introduction, he states that this book is &quot;an introduction to common sense.&quot;  I would recommend this book to anyone who does not have a background in philosophy, but is interested...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18622226">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A survey of some of Aristotle's main ideas, written in simple language for the layperson.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Excellent introduction to the A-man.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A great introduction to Aristotle.  I particularly enjoyed the succinct explanation of Aristotle's epistemology and metaphysics. ]]></body>
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