Aristotle by Jonathan Lear

Aristotle by Jonathan Lear

This is a 1988 philosophical introduction to Aristotle, and Professor Lear starts where Aristotle himself starts. The first sentence of the Metaphysics states that all human beings by their nature desire to know. But what is it for us to be animated by this desire in this world? What is it for a creature to have a nature; what is our human nature; what must the world be like to be intelligible; and what must we be like to understand it systematically? Through a consideration of these questions Professor Lear introduces us to the essence of Aristotle's philosophy and guides us through the central Aristotelian texts - selected from the Physics, Metaphysics, Ethics, Politics and from the biological and logical works. The book is written in a direct, lucid style which engages the reader with the themes in an active, participatory manner.

"As a general introduction to Aristotle for the intellectually curious, it will not be superseded for years to comeProfessionals too will find much to excite and stimulate them; occasionally, too, they may find something to infuriate: but that is all to the good." R.J. Hankinson, ISIS

John U. is played by Jonathan Lear. Nef Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago's Committee on Social Thought and Department of Philosophy. He is also the Director of the Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society's Roman Family.

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ISBN 13	9780521347624
ISBN 10	0521347629
Title	Aristotle
Author	Jonathan Lear
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	1988-02-11
Number of pages	342
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