The Complete Works of Aristotle, Volume Two: The Revised Oxford Translation / Edition 6

by Aristotle, Jonathan Barnes

Overview

Volume two of the acclaimed Oxford translation of Aristotle’s works—now fully revised and expanded

Originally published in twelve volumes between 1912 and 1954, the Oxford translation of Aristotle is universally recognized as the standard English version of the great philosopher’s works. This revised edition has been fully updated in the light of modern scholarship while remaining faithful to the substance and vibrancy of the original translation. Now available in two volumes with three new translations and an enlarged selection of Fragments, The Complete Works of Aristotle makes the surviving writings of Aristotle readily accessible to a new generation of English-speaking readers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780691016511
Publisher:	Princeton University Press
Publication date:	09/21/1984
Series:	Bollingen Series , #97
Pages:	1248
Sales rank:	128,110
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.75(h) x (d)

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).

Table of Contents

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

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