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A complete translation of Aristotle's classic work De Anima supplemented with well-chosen notes and a comprehensive introduction. Also commonly translated as On the Soul, this work is a seminal work from the roots of Classical thinking on the nature of life and the lifeforce. Focus Philosophical Library translations are close to and are non-interpretative of the original text, with the notes and a glossary intending to provide the reader with some sense of the terms and the concepts as they were understood by Aristotle's immediate audience.

A complete translation of Aristotle's classic that is both faithful and readable, along with an introduction that provides the modern reader with a means of understanding this seminal work and its impact on our culture. In this volume, Joe Sachs (translator of Aristotle's Physics, Metaphysics, and the Nicomachean Ethics )also supplements his excellent translation with well-chosen notes and glossary of important terms. Focus Philosophical Library translations are close to and are non-interpretative of the original text, with the notes and a glossary intending to provide the reader with some sense of the terms and the concepts as they were understood by Aristotle's immediate audience.

This is a concise and lucid account of the work of a difficult and profound thinker, Aristotle. Dr Lloyd traces the fundamental philosophy of each of the main fields of Aristotle's work, which are logic and metaphysics, physics, psychology, ethics, politics, and literary criticism.

Although Problems is an accretion of multiple authorship over several centuries, it offers a fascinating technical view of Peripatetic method and thought. Rhetoric to Alexander provides practical advice to orators and was likely composed while Aristotle (384-322 BCE) was tutor to Alexander, perhaps by another tutor.

The Eudemian Ethics is a major treatise on moral philosophy whose central concern is what makes life worth living. This is the first time it has been published in its entirety in any modern language. Anthony Kenny's fine translation is accompanied by a lucid introduction and explanatory notes.

Aristotle Topica et Sophistici Elenchi

One of Aristotle's logic treatises, this text is published in the "Oxford Classical Text" series.

Aristotle Atheniensium Respublica

A new translation of Aristotle's classic work on the natural sciences.

Aristotle Fragmenta Selecta

Aristotle Politica

A new translation of Aristotle's classic work on the natural sciences.

In a single volume intended for philosophy students of all levels and their teachers, this reader aims to provides modern, accurate translations of the texts necessary for a study of most aspects of Aristotle's philosophy.

The eighth book of Aristotle's "Physics" is the culmination of his theory of nature. He discusses not just physics, but the origins of the universe and the metaphysical foundations of cosmology and physical science. It includes his argument for the existence of a first "unmoved mover".

A translation of Aristotle's "Politics, Books VII and VIII", with a commentary. Focusing on philosophical problems and issues, Aristotle raises theoretical and practical political issues still debated today, and details the ideal civic community, as a model for actual political systems.

Aristotle discusses many political issues in "Politics", theoretical and practical - revolution and reform, democracy and tyranny, and freedom and equality. A commentary is provided which, though primarily philosophical, also supplies a key to Aristotle's historical references.

A revision of George Kennedy's translation of, introdution to, and commentary on Aristotle's On Rhetoric. His translation is most accurate, his general introduction is the most thorough and insightful, and his brief introductions to sections of the work, along with his explanatory footnotes, are the most useful available.

A new translation of Aristotle's classic work on the natural sciences.

Aristotle sets out his philosophy of biology in "De Partibus Animalium I". He applies his hylomorphic philosophy to the problem of animal reproduction in "De Generatione Animalium I. The notes in this work interpret Aristotle's arguments and discuss his views on major issues such as natural teleology.

De Generatione et Corruptione

This volume contains a close translation, suitable for students without a knowledge of Greek, together with a philosophical commentary. It contains some of Aristotle's most influential thoughts in logic, epistemology, metaphysics and the philosophy of science.

Addresses the question of how to live well, and originates the concept of cultivating a virtuous character as the basis of his ethical system. In this title, the author sets out to examine the nature of happiness. It discusses the nature of practical reasoning, the value and the objects of pleasure, and the different forms of friendship.