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Aristotle on Africa
(Research Papers on the Humanities and Social Sciences)
by Anthony Preus
Paperback, 29 Pages, Published 1992 by Institute Of Global Cultural Studies Of Binghamton University
ISBN-13: 978-0-9633277-8-9, ISBN: 0-9633277-8-X

"The recent popular interest in Martin Bernal's Black Athena has called renewed attention to G.R.G James, Stolen Legacy (1954), a classic source of the argument that ancient Greek philosophy was stolen from the Egyptians. I have elsewhere [1] discussed the James thesis concerning the presocratics and Plato; in this paper I will examine his thesis that the philosophy of Aristotle in particular derives from Egypt."

Aristotle on the Art of Poetry
(Paperback)
by Lane Cooper Aristotle
Paperback, 132 Pages, Published 2005 by Kessinger Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-1-4179-0811-0, ISBN: 1-4179-0811-4

"From the Preface: The Poetics as it has come down to us may represent a part of Aristotle's notes for a set of lectures, or perhaps for a dialogue; though now and then it seems more like the uneven memoranda of some person who attended the ..."

Aristotle on the Human Good(Reprint)
by Richard Kraut
Paperback, 392 Pages, Published 1991 by Princeton University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-691-02071-6, ISBN: 0-691-02071-X

"Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, which equates the ultimate end of human life with happiness (eudaimonia), is thought by many readers to argue that this highest goal consists in the largest possible aggregate of intrinsic goods. Richard Kraut proposes instead that Aristotle identifies happiness with only one type of good: excellent activity of the rational soul. In defense of this reading, Kraut discusses Aristotle's attempt to organize ..."

Aristotle on Education(Updated)
Extracts from the Ethics and Politics
by John Burnet
Paperback, 148 Pages, Published 1967 by Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-09443-6, ISBN: 0-521-09443-7

"The Ethics of Aristotle. Book X. 85 the doing of fine and good actions is a thing to be chosen for its own sake. Such amusements as are pleasant appear also ..."

Nicomachean Ethics(1st Edition)
by Martin Ostwald, Martin Ostwald Aristotle, Janis Klidzejs
Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 1999 by Pearson
ISBN-13: 978-0-02-389530-2, ISBN: 0-02-389530-6

"A vigorous polemicist as well as a rational philosopher, Aristotle (384 - 322 BCE) has the task in his ethics of demonstrating how men become good and why happiness can, and should, be our goal. The success of Aristotle's endeavour may be measured by the enormous impact of his ethics on Western moral philosophy through the centuries. Composed as mere lecture notes, it possesses a startling boldness and represents an exacting, exciting c ..."

Three Arabic Treatises on Aristotle’s Rhetoric(1st Edition)
The Commentaries of al-Farabi, Avicenna, and Averroes (Landmarks in Rhetoric and Public Address)
by Lahcen Elyazghi Ezzaher
Paperback, 214 Pages, Published 2015 by Southern Illinois University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8093-3413-1, ISBN: 0-8093-3413-5

"Winner, 2018 MLA Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for a Translation of a Scholarly Study of Literature It is increasingly well documented that western rhetoric’s journey from pagan Athens to the medieval academies of Christian Europe was significantly influenced by the intellectual thought of the Muslim Near East. Lahcen Elyazghi Ezzaher contributes to the contemporary chronicling of this influence in Three Arabic Treatises on Aristotle ..."

Fascist Ideology(1st Edition)
Territory and Expansionism in Italy and Germany, 1922-1945
by Aristotle Kallis
Paperback, 296 Pages, Published 2000 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-21612-8, ISBN: 0-415-21612-5

"Fascist Ideology is a comparative study of the expansionist foreign policies of fascist Italy and Nazi Germany from 1922-1945. Fascist Ideology provides a comparative investigation of fascist expansionism by focusing on the close relations between ideology and action under Mussolini and Hitler. With an overview of the ideological motivations behind fascist expansionism and their impact on fascist policies, this book explores the two mai ..."

Poetics and Rhetoric
(Barnes & Noble Classics)
by Eugene Garver Aristotle, S. H. Butcher, W. Rhys Roberts, Professor George Stade
Paperback, 576 Pages, Published 2006 by Barnes & Noble Classics
ISBN-13: 978-1-59308-307-6, ISBN: 1-59308-307-6

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Feminism in Greek Literature from Homer to Aristotle
(Paperback)
by F. A. Wright
Paperback, 232 Pages, Published 2005 by Kessinger Publishing Co
ISBN-13: 978-1-4179-5341-7, ISBN: 1-4179-5341-1

"This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series."

Aristotle and Aristotelianism in Medieval Muslim, Jewish, and Christian Philosophy
by Husain Kassim
教科书, 232 Pages, Published 1999 by Austin & Winfield,U.S.
ISBN-13: 978-1-57292-045-3, ISBN: 1-57292-045-9

On Communitarian Divinity(1st Edition)
An African Interpretation of the Trinity
by Aloysious Okechukwu Ogbonnaya, Okechukwuaogbonnaya Aokechukwuogbonnaya
Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 1998 by Paragon House
ISBN-13: 978-1-55778-770-5, ISBN: 1-55778-770-0

"The Trinity has long been considered an enigma within Western Christendom because the worldviews from which it has been apprehended have not been compatible with the worldview of the persons who developed the doctrine. This book presents the case for looking at the concept of Godùspecifically, the doctrine of the Trinityùfrom an African perspective. Ogbormaya's provocative views will compel the reader to rethink what is meant by refe ..."

From Africa to Zen(2nd Edition)
An Invitation to World Philosophy
by Janet Mccracken, Oliver Leaman, Roy Perrett, Jacqueline Trimier, Graham Parkes, Robert C. Solomon, Eric Ormsby, Jorgevaladez, Kathleen M. Higgins, Roger T. Ames, David L. Hall, J. Baird Callicott, Robert A. Mcdermott, Professor Eric Ormsby, Peter D. Hershock, Professor Stephen H. Phillips, Thomas W. Overholt, Homayoon Sepasi-Tehrani, Contributor-Peter Hershock, Kathleen Marie Higgins, Professor Robert C. Solomon, Solomon/Higgins
Paperback, 312 Pages, Published 2003 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN-13: 978-0-7425-1350-1, ISBN: 0-7425-1350-5

"In the second edition of this groundbreaking text in non-Western philosophy, fifteen experts introduce some of the great philosophical traditions in the world. The dozen essays collected here unveil exciting, sophisticated philosophical traditions that are too often neglected in the western world. The contributors include the leading scholars in their fields, but they write for students coming to these concepts for the first time. Build ..."

Not Out Of Africa(Reprint)
How ""Afrocentrism"" Became An Excuse To Teach Myth As History (New Republic Book)
by Mary R. Lefkowitz
Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 1997 by Basic Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-465-09838-5, ISBN: 0-465-09838-X

"Not Out of Africa has sparked widespread debate over the teaching of revisionist history in schools and colleges. Was Socrates black? Did Aristotle steal his ideas from the library in Alexandria? Do we owe the underlying tenets of our democratic civilizaiton to the Africans? Mary Lefkowitz explains why politically motivated histories of the ancient world are being written and shows how Afrocentrist claims blatantly contradict the histor ..."

The Mark of Criminality(1st Edition)
Rhetoric, Race, and Gangsta Rap in the War-on-Crime Era (Albma Rhetoric Cult & Soc Crit)
by Bryan J. Mccann
Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2019 by University Alabama Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-5948-5, ISBN: 0-8173-5948-6

Philosophia Togata II(Updated)
Plato and Aristotle at Rome
by Jonathan Barnes, Miriam Griffin, J. G.
Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 1999 by Clarendon Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-815222-4, ISBN: 0-19-815222-1

"The role of philosophy as a valued and effective part of the culture of civilized Romans has aroused an increasing amount of scholarly interest in recent years. In this volume, which gathers together nine papers delivered at a series of seminars on philosophy and Roman society in the University of Oxford, scholars of classical literature, Roman history, and ancient philosophy investigate the place of Platonism and Aristotelianism in Rom ..."

The Agony of Asar(1st Edition)
A Thesis on Slavery by the Former Slave, Jacobus Elisa Johannes Capitein, 1717-1747
by Jacobus E. Capitein, Grant Parker
Paperback, 120 Pages, Published 1999 by Markus Wiener Publishers
ISBN-13: 978-1-55876-126-1, ISBN: 1-55876-126-8

The Masked Rider
Cycling in West Africa
by Neil Peart
Paperback, 297 Pages, Published 2004 by Ecw Press
Kindle Ebook
ISBN-13: 978-1-55022-665-2, ISBN: 1-55022-665-7

"Neil Peart’s travel memoir of thoughts, observations, and experiences as he cycles through West Africa reveals the subtle, yet powerful writing style that has made him one of rock’s greatest lyricists. As he describes his extraordinary journey and his experiences ― from the pains of dysentery, to a confrontation with an armed soldier, to navigating dirt roads off the beaten path ― he reveals his own emotional landscape, and along the wa ..."

Aristotle's Way(Reprint)
How Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life
by Edith Hall
Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2020 by Penguin Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-7352-2082-9, ISBN: 0-7352-2082-4

"From renowned classicist Edith Hall, ARISTOTLE'S WAY is an examination of one of history's greatest philosophers, showing us how to lead happy, fulfilled, and meaningful livesTwo thousand years ago, Aristotle wrote the most important book on happiness. The first philosopher to inquire into subjective happiness, he understood its essence better and more clearly than anyone since. Most importantly, Aristotle understood happiness as availa ..."

A Guided Tour of Selections from Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics(1st Edition)
by Christopher Biffle, F.H. Peters
Paperback, 167 Pages, Published 1990 by Mcgraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
ISBN-13: 978-0-87484-895-3, ISBN: 0-87484-895-4

The Genesis of Philosophy
When Greece Met Africa
by Christos C. Evangeliou
Paperback, 174 Pages, Published 2015 by Parnassos Press - Fonte Aretusa
ISBN-13: 978-1-942495-05-5, ISBN: 1-942495-05-6

"Wonder and curiosity, love of learning and critical questioning, and above all leisure for free intellectual pursuits and amicable discourse, are characteristics associated with genuine philosophia, as practiced and understood by the Ancient Hellenes. Plato and Aristotle, whose works mark the apex of Hellenic philosophy, agree on this essential point. For them, human wonder (thaumazein) was “the origin of philosophy” and they connected ..."