内容简介
Morethantwothousandyearsago,Aristotleestablisheduniquestandardsofphilosophicinquiry,observation,andjudgment.ThisbookoffersacontemporaryreevaluationofthephilosophyofthemasterofWesternthought,andshowshisvital,continuinginfluenceinourmodernworld.
作者简介
Aristotle,384B.C.-322B.C.AristotlewasbornatStagira,inMacedonia,in384B.C.Attheageof17,hewenttoAthenstostudyatPlato'sAcademy,whereheremainedforabout20years,asastudentandthenasateacher.WhenPlatodiedin347B.C.,AristotlemovedtoAssos,acityinAsiaMinor,whereafriendofhis,Hermias,wasruler.AfterHermiaswascapturedandexecutedbythePersiansin345B.C.,AristotlewenttoPella,theMacedoniancapital,wherehebecamethetutoroftheking'syoungsonAlexander,laterknownasAlexandertheGreat.In335,whenAlexanderbecameking,AristotlereturnedtoAthensandestablishedhisownschool,theLyceumAristotle'sworkswerelostintheWestafterthedeclineofRome,butduringthe9thCenturyA.D.,ArabscholarsintroducedAristotle,inArabictranslation,totheIslamicworld.Inthe13thCentury,theLatinWestreneweditsinterestinAristotle'swork,andSaintThomasAquinasfoundinitaphilosophicalfoundationforChristianthought.TheinfluenceofAristotle'sphilosophyhasbeenpervasive;ithasevenhelpedtoshapemodernlanguageandcommonsense.Aristotlediedin322B.C.
