Aristotle

The Desire to Understand

• Author(s): John U Nef Distinguished Service Professor in the Committee on Social Thought and the Department of Philosophy Jonathan Lear,
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Pages: 342
• ISBN_10: 1107398487
  ISBN_13: 9781107398481
  
• Language: en

Description:... This is a philosophical introduction to Aristotle, and Professor Lear starts where Aristotle himself started. He introduces us to the essence of Aristotle's philosophy and guides us through all the central Aristotelian texts--selected from the Physics, Metaphysics, Ethics, Politics and the biological and logical works. The book is written in a direct, lucid style that engages the reader with the themes in an active and participatory manner. It will prove a stimulating introduction for all students of Greek philosophy and for a wide range of others interested in Aristotle as a giant figure in Western intellectual history.