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Aristotle : The Desire to Understand by Jonathan Lear (1988, Trade Paperback)
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Aristotle : The Desire to Understand, Paperback by Lear, Jonathan, ISBN 0521347629, ISBN-13 9780521347624, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Professor Lear introduces Aristotle's philosophy and guides us through the central Aristotelian texts.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-100521347629
ISBN-139780521347624
eBay Product ID (ePID)486939
Product Key Features
Number of Pages342 Pages
Publication NameAristotle : the Desire to Understand
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistory & Surveys / Ancient & Classical
Publication Year1988
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPhilosophy
AuthorJonathan Lear
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight17 Oz
Item Length8.9 in
Item Width5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN87-020284
Dewey Edition19
Reviews"As a general introduction to Aristotle for the intellectually curious, it will not be superseded for years to come. Professionals 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
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal185
Table Of ContentPreface; 1. The desire to understand; 2. Nature; 3. Change; 4. Man's nature; 5. Ethics and the organization of desire; 6. Understanding the broad structure of reality; Select bibliography; Index.
SynopsisThis 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., Professor Lear introduces 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. This 1988 book is written in a direct, lucid style which engages the reader with the themes in an active, participatory manner., 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.
LC Classification NumberB485 .L43 1988
