Complete Works of Aristotle - The Revised Oxford Translation

Zusatztext "It is hard to picture a more attractive presentation of a philosopher's work for study or reference." Informationen zum Autor Aristotle Edited by Jonathan Barnes Klappentext The Oxford Translation of Aristotle was originally published in 12 volumes between 1912 and 1954. It is universally recognized as the standard English version of Aristotle. This revised edition contains the substance of the original Translation, slightly emended in light of recent scholarship; three of the original versions have been replaced by new translations; and a new and enlarged selection of Fragments has been added. The aim of the translation remains the same: to make the surviving works of Aristotle readily accessible to English speaking readers. Zusammenfassung Provides a standard English version of Aristotle. This work contains the substance of the original translation. Inhaltsverzeichnis Volume Two ACKNOWLEDGMENTS NOTE TO THE READER ON PLANTS** ON MARVELLOUS THINGS HEARD** MECHANICS** PROBLEMS* ON INDIVISIBLE LINES** THE SITUATIONS AND NAMES OF WINDS** ON MELISSUS, XENOPHANES, AND GORGIAS** METAPHYSICS NICOMACHEAN ETHICS MAGNA MORALIA* EUDEMIAN ETHICS ON VIRTUES AND VICES** POLITICS ECONOMICS* RHETORIC RHETORIC TO ALEXANDER** POETICS CONSTITUTION OF ATHENS FRAGMENTS INDEX OF NAMES GENERAL INDEX *and **: See the Note to the Reader

About the author

Jonathan Barnes is emeritus fellow of Balliol College, University of Oxford, and one of the world’s leading scholars of ancient philosophy. His books include Aristotle’s Politics and Aristotle’s Ethics (both Princeton).

Product details

• Authors: Aristotle, Jonathan (EDT) Barnes
• Assisted by: J. Barnes (Editor), Jonathan Barnes (Editor)
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.09.1984
• EAN: 9780691016511
• ISBN: 978-0-691-01651-1
• No. of pages: 1248
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 227 mm x 55 mm
• Series: Princeton University Press; Bollingen Series (General); Bollingen Series (General); Bollingen Series; Bollingen Series LXXI
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Essays, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, PHILOSOPHY / Essays, Literary essays, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500