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Book SynopsisThe Blackwell Companion to Aristotle aims to provide in-depth studies of the main themes of Aristotle's thought, from art to zoology. Comprised of a total of forty essays, it will include, among others, seven essays on his views on metaphysics, three on psychology, three on biology, eight on ethics, five on politics, and four on rhetoric and art.
Trade Review"Georgios Anagnostopolous is to be congratulated on completing what must have been a time-consuming and exacting task. Even those few essays in this volume that might (arguably) lack the sure and effortless touch contain solid and respectable contributions and the bar has been set pretty high by most of these authors." (
Bryn Mawr, 2010)
"This companion will be a useful resource for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as scholars." (
CHOICE, 2009)
Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors xi
Preface xvi
Abbreviations of Aristotle’s Works xviii
Part I ARISTOTLE’S LIFE AND WORKS 1
1 Aristotle’s Life 3
GEORGIOS ANAGNOSTOPOULOS
2 Aristotle’s Works and the Development of His Thought 14
GEORGIOS ANAGNOSTOPOULOS
Part II THE TOOLS OF INQUIRY 29
3 Deductive Logic 31
DAVID KEYT
4 Aristotle’s Theory of Demonstration 51
ROBIN SMITH
5 Empiricism and the First Principles of Aristotelian Science 66
MICHAEL FEREJOHN
6 Aristotle on Signification and Truth 81
PAOLO CRIVELLI
7 Aristotle’s Methods 101
GEORGIOS ANAGNOSTOPOULOS
Part III THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE 123
A. Metaphysics
8 The Science and Axioms of Being 125
MICHAEL V. WEDIN
9 Aristotelian Categories 144
GARETH B. MATTHEWS
10 Form and Matter 162
FRANK A. LEWIS
11 Aristotle on Universals 186
MICHAEL J. LOUX
12 Substances 197
S. MARC COHEN
13 Causes 213
R. J. HANKINSON
14 Heavenly Bodies and First Causes 230
SARAH BROADIE
B. Physics
15 Mixing the Elements 242
THEODORE SCALTSAS
16 Aristotle on the Infi nite, Space, and Time 260
MICHAEL J. WHITE
17 Change and Its Relation to Actuality and Potentiality 277
URSULA COOPE
C. Psychology
18 The Aristotelian Psuchê 292
CHRISTOPHER SHIELDS
19 Sensation and Desire 310
DEBORAH KAREN WARD MODRAK
20 Phantasia and Thought 322
VICTOR CASTON
D. Biology
21 Teleology in Living Things 335
MOHAN MATTHEN
22 Form, Essence, and Explanation in Aristotle’s Biology 348
JAMES G. LENNOX
23 Generation of Animals 368
DEVIN M. HENRY
Part IV PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE 385
A. Ethics
24 Happiness and the Structure of Ends 387
GABRIEL RICHARDSON LEAR
25 Pleasure 404
GEORGE RUDEBUSCH
26 Human Excellence in Character and Intellect 419
GAVIN LAWRENCE
27 Courage 442
CHARLES M. YOUNG
28 Justice 457
CHARLES M. YOUNG
29 Friendship 471
MICHAEL PAKALUK
30 Voluntary, Involuntary, and Choice 483
ROBERT HEINAMAN
31 Aristotle on Action, Practical Reason, and Weakness of the Will 498
NORMAN O. DAHL
B. Politics
32 The Naturalness of the Polis in Aristotle 512
C. D. C. REEVE
33 Rulers and Ruled 526
ROBERT MAYHEW
34 Aristotle on the Ideal Constitution 540
FRED D. MILLER, JR.
35 Excellences of the Citizen and of the Individual 555
JEAN ROBERTS
36 Education and the State 566
RICHARD STALLEY
Part V PRODUCTIVE KNOWLEDGE 577
A. Rhetoric
37 The Nature and Goals of Rhetoric 579
CHRISTOF RAPP
38 Passions and Persuasion 597
STEPHEN LEIGHTON
B. Art
39 Aristotle’s Poetics: The Aim of Tragedy 612
PAUL WOODRUFF
40 The Elements of Tragedy 628
ELIZABETH BELFIORE
Index 643
