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Author
Series
Publisher
I.R. Dee
Pub. Date
c1996
Physical Desc
83 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
These brief and enlightening explorations of our greatest thinkers bring their ideas to life in entertaining and accessible fashion. Philosophical thought is deciphered and made comprehensive and interesting to almost everyone. Far from being a novelty, each book is a highly refined appraisal of the philosopher and his work, authoritative and clearly presented.
2) Aristotle
Author
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
[1956, c1955]
Edition
Rev. ed.
Physical Desc
118 p. illus. 21 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
p2003
Physical Desc
7 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guide (80 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm.)
Language
English
Description
This course is an introduction to the philosophical thought of the two most important philosophical figures of ancient Greece. By working through parts of their central texts and thoughts, we will gain an understanding of Plato and Aristotle's relevance in the past and today as well. After each section of this guide, you will find some questions and suggestions for further thought. There is no right or wrong answer to most of these questions; they're...
5) Poetics
Author
Series
Ann Arbor paperbacks volume AA166
Language
English
Description
"Aristotle's Poetics is one of the most powerful, perceptive and influential works of criticism in Western literary history." "A penetrating, near-contemporary account of Greek tragedy, it demonstrates how the elements of plot, character and spectacle combine to produce 'pity and fear' - and why we derive pleasure from this apparently painful process. It introduces the crucial concepts of mimesis ('imitation'), hamartia ('error') and katharsis, which...
6) Aristotle
Author
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Pub. Date
1960
Physical Desc
309 p. 23 cm.
Language
English
9) Aristotle
Author
Series
Publisher
Routledge
Pub. Date
1999
Physical Desc
60 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Very short introductions volume 32
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
160 p. : ill., map ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
The influence of Aristotle, the prince of philosophers, on the intellectual history of the West is second to none. In this book Jonathan Barnes examines Aristotle's scientific researches, his discoveries in logic and his metaphysical theories, his work in psychology and in ethics and politics, and his ideas about art and poetry, placing his teachings in their historical context.
Author
Publisher
Prentice-Hall
Pub. Date
c1977
Physical Desc
218 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Aristotle Onassis was a born orator, and Jackie Kennedy would sit and listen to him spin off tales and stories-often racy-by the hour. A speaker of seven languages, he could keep a dinner party of some of the world's most sophisticated conversationalists spellbound. Even Jackie couldn't help but drop her reserve and laugh with him. America's First Lady simply never knew anyone quite as free or exotic as Aristotle Onassis, a paradoxical blend of raconteur...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2013
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xxiii, 676 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A history of the influential rivalry between Plato and Aristotle traces the Western world's ongoing battle of ideas to their competing philosophies, demonstrating how their contrasting views on everything became the twin fountainheads of Western culture.
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