HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics... Despite dating from the 4th century BC, The Art of Rhetoric continues to be regarded by many as the single most important work on the art of persuasion. As democracy began emerging in 5th-century Athens, public speaking and debate became an increasingly important tool to garner influence in the assemblies, councils, and law courts of ancient Greece. In response to this, both politicians and ordinary citizens became desperate to learn greater skills in this area, as well as the philosophy behind it. This treatise was one of the first to provide just that, establishing methods and observations of informal reasoning and style, and has continued to be hugely influential on public speaking and philosophy today. Aristotle, the grandfather of philosophy, student of Plato, and teacher of Alexander the Great, was one of the first people to create a comprehensive system of philosophy, encompassing logic, morality, aesthetics, politics, ethics, and science. Although written over 2,000 years ago, The Art of Rhetoric remains a comprehensive introduction for philosophy students into the subject of rhetoric, as well as a useful manual for anyone today looking to improve their oratory skills of persuasion.
Jacob Aristotle Orden de los libros (cronológico)
Aristóteles se erige como uno de los filósofos más influyentes de la historia, cuyas obras moldearon el pensamiento occidental a lo largo de los siglos. Su producción abarcó una asombrosa diversidad de temas, desde la lógica y la metafísica hasta la ética, la política y la estética. Su enfoque empírico y su énfasis en la observación, particularmente en biología, sentaron bases cruciales para la investigación científica. El pensamiento aristotélico, complejo y abierto a interpretaciones continuas, sigue generando debate e interés académico, lo que demuestra su perdurable relevancia.
Loeb Classical Library - 14: Minor Works
- 528 páginas
- 19 horas de lectura
Nearly all the works Aristotle (384 322 BCE) prepared for publication are lost; the priceless ones extant are lecture-materials, notes, and memoranda (some are spurious). They can be categorized as practical; logical; physical; metaphysical; on art; other; fragments.
Aristotle XI. History of Animals. Books VII-X
Edited and Translated by D.M. Balme
A new translation of one of the most important philosophical works of all time A Penguin Classic Aristotle’s classic treatise is based on his famous doctrine of the golden mean, which advocates taking the middle course between excess and deficiency. Reacting against Plato’s absolutism, Aristotle insisted that there are no definitive moral standards and that ethical philosophy must be based on human nature and experience. Treating such topics as moral worth, intellectual virtue, pleasure, friendship, and happiness, The Nicomachean Ethics asks above all: What is the good life, and how can we live it?
Metaphysics
- 416 páginas
- 15 horas de lectura
Aristotle's great work translated into English with an index giving Greek, Latin, and English forms of key terms