"For the Pre-Socratic philosophers the soul was the source of movement and sensation, while for Plato it was the seat of being, metaphysically distinct from the body that it was forced temporarily to inhabit. Plato's student Aristotle was determined to test the truth of both these beliefs against the emerging sciences of logic and biology. His examination of the huge variety of living organisms - the enormous range of their behaviour, th ..."
""One swallow does not make a summer; neither does one day. Similarly neither can one day, or a brief space of time, make a man blessed and happy" Previously published as "Ethics," Aristotle's "The Nicomachean Ethics" addresses the question of how to live well and originates the concept of cultivating a virtuous character as the basis of his ethical system. Here Aristotle sets out to examine the nature of happiness, and argues that happi ..."
"Aristotle s probing inquiry into some of the fundamental problems of philosophy The Metaphysics is one of the classical Greek foundation stones of western thought The Metaphysics presents Aristotle s mature rejection of both the Platonic theory that what we perceive is just a pale reflection of reality and the hard headed view that all processes are ultimately material He argued instead that the reality or substance of things lies in th ..."
The Art of Rhetoric(Reprint) (Penguin Classics) by Hugh Lawson-Tancred Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 1992 by Penguin Classics Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-14-044510-7, ISBN: 0-14-044510-2
"With the emergence of democracy in the city-state of Athens in the years around 460 BC, public speaking became an essential skill for politicians in the Assemblies and Councils - and even for ordinary citizens in the courts of law. In response, the technique of rhetoric rapidly developed, bringing virtuoso performances and a host of practical manuals for the layman. While many of these were little more than collections of debaters' tric ..."
Aristotle Categories. On Interpretation. Prior Analytics (Loeb Classical Library No. 325) by Harold P. Cooke, Hugh Tredennick Hardcover, 549 Pages, Published 1973 by William Heinemann Ltd. ISBN-13: 978-0-434-99325-3, ISBN: 0-434-99325-5